US EditionRed Dress Day rally in Winnipeg to ensure spirits of MMIWG2S 'still being honoured'
- Relatives of Indigenous individuals who are missing or have been killed in Manitoba, including women, girls, and two-spirit people, are now eligible to receive financial support from a provincial fund established to assist with expenses related to searches, legal processes, and healing initiatives.
- The fund was established by the province a year ago with a $15-million investment that generated $650,000 in six months to support searches, court proceedings, and healing opportunities.
- Five Indigenous-led organizations, including Keewatinowi Okimakanak and the Southern Chiefs' Organization, will distribute about $350,000 annually from the fund managed by the Winnipeg Foundation.
- Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine explained that the fund can be used to cover various expenses such as search efforts, transportation, accommodation, funeral services, memorial markers, food, and education costs, emphasizing that this endowment fund is designed to remain in place indefinitely, regardless of which political party is governing.
- The fund's existence offers ongoing support for families affected by MMIWG2S violence and aims to eventually double revenue, indicating lasting provincial commitment to Indigenous communities.
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Red Dress Day rally in Winnipeg to ensure spirits of MMIWG2S 'still being honoured'
Sue Caribou held up a banner with a picture of her niece that said 'Bring Me Home,' as she led hundreds of people donned in red during the Red Dress Day rally in Winnipeg on Monday, which began at Memorial Park and ended at The Forks.
Northumberland News
MISSING AND MURDERED: Confronting reality and demanding justice for MMIWG2S+ people
In 2019, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls released its final report. It called the crisis what it is: a genocide. It issued 231 Calls for Justice. They are legal imperatives, not recommendations. But here we are. Still waiting. Still watching more women go missing. Still fighting for dignity, writes Jody Harbour, of Grandmother’s Voice.
Waterloo Chronicle
MISSING AND MURDERED: How did the MMIWG2S+ crisis begin?
Colonialism didn’t just enable this crisis — it created it.
MMIWG: Father says women are disappearing and it must stop - The Turtle Island News
By Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cape Breton Post Close to 50 people, including the father of a woman killed in July, met at the Red Dress Garden to honour the lives of Membertou band members who have died due to violence. The sound of traditional drumming and song wafted skyward while overhead an eagle circled and circled as if listening to the strong and comforting drum beats. It was an emotional and intimate gathering …
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