Hundreds of Winnipegers braved the bitter cold Saturday to take part in a march in honour of missing and murdered indigenous women.

“It’s about justice. You cannot allow for such a number of people to be killed, murdered or go missing, without there being some action,” said Cyrl Keeper as he walked through the streets of downtown.

In the small community of Powerview, north west of Winnipeg, Thelma Favel, the woman who raised murdered teenager Tina Fontaine, read letters of support she has received since the girl’s body was discovered last August.

"We were really dreading Christmas, but the cards and letters and prayers that I've been receiving, it helped us through it,” said Favel.

Although she speaks to investigators every couple of weeks, Favel still doesn’t know how her niece died.

She learned recently police consulted with a special forensics lab in Austria, but says she has begun to lose hope the killer will ever be found.

"I have a feeling that Tina's case is going to go unsolved,” she said.

Police confirmed to CTV News they have reached out to that lab in Austria and to another in the United States, but say they have not sent anything to be examined.

Favel also said that investigators told her they plan to hold another press conference sometime in March.

Police said they may reach out to the public again, but would not commit to a timeframe for that.

Favel credits Tina with sparking a renewed discussion on the issue of violence against indigenous women, saying that will be her lasting legacy.

Indeed, shortly after Tina’s death, more than 2,000 people took to the streets of Winnipeg, marching to a silent vigil to mourn the teenager.

"It affected all of us. It was something that struck a chord spiritually, emotionally, and physically for all of us,” said Nahanni Fontaine, a special advisor on aboriginal women’s issues for the Province of Manitoba.

Winnipegers were back in the street Saturday, determined not to let the issue fade.

"We do have a crisis here,” said Charlotte Boubard, a young women who has lost both a brother and sister to violence. “There's definitely a lot of work that needs to be done.”