Indigenous artists collaborate to highlight MMIWG2S+ - Okanagan

Indigenous artists collaborate to highlight MMIWG2S+ - Okanagan

Statistics Canada shows that Indigenous women and girls are six times more likely to be murdered than other groups of people in Canada.

Bruce County Museum – Honouring Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

In honour of the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre welcomed artists Destiny Roote, Melissa Comyn, and Jes Daneluk for a discussion on the opening of the art installation Buffalo Woman. The installation, will be on display from May 1-31 and is both a tribute and a call to action, urging visitors to acknowledge the ongoing crisis, listen to the stories of those …

Willowbank honours Canada's missing and murdered Indigenous women - The Turtle Island News

By Julia Sacco, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Lake Report Residents and visitors gathered at Willowbank on Monday to reflect on stories of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people (MMIWG2S+). The School of Restoration Arts hosted a red dress exhibit and unveiled what organizers say is Canada’s first MMIWG2S+ teardrop cairn during a two-day event held May 4 and 5. The retreat was organized in partnership with…