Port Hardy residents gather on Red Dress Day to honour those lost to violence

Port Hardy residents gather on Red Dress Day to honour those lost to violence

The Red Dress represents the voices of First Nations women, girls and Two-Spirit people who have been lost to violence, but whose spirits call out for remembrance and justice. May 5 is National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and 2SLGBTQI+ People (MMIWG2S) also called Red Dress Day. Red Dress Day is a movement born from the vision of a Métis artist named Jaime Black in 2010. On Tuesday, Port Hardy residents g…

Why Lloydminster gathers for Red Dress Day: Honouring the MMIWG

Dozens gathered in Lloydminster on Red Dress Day to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people, and to call for continued action on violence in their communities. Read more: Lloydminster students face new challenges in robotics competition The day began with a pipe ceremony at the Lloydminster Native Friendship Centre, followed by a walk from city hall back to the centre, where attendees heard from speakers and sh…

Advocates call for B.C. to implement a Red Dress Alert during Kamloops walk

Rose Wilson, a Dog Creek / Canoe Creek Elder, speaks in Kamloops on May 5. She has lived throughout Secwepemc’u’l’ew and is fluent in Sexwepemctsin. Wilson is the mother of Phyllis Webstad, founder of Orange Shirt Society. Photo by Breanne Massey Roughly 150 community members gathered to remember and honour the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people (MMIWG2S+) at the second annual Red Dress Day walk in Kamloo…