Say their names: Vancouver Islanders say victims of violence not forgotten – Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News
May 12, 2025
‘It’s a heavy day, but an important day.’
Three names. Three missing or murdered Indigenous women or girls. Three people who deserve to be remembered.
On Monday, May 5, people gathered across Canada, to remember hundreds of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people. The day is known as Red Dress Day or the National Day of Awareness for MMIWG2S.
The day is called Red Dress Day after Metis artist Jaime Black’s REDress Project, which used red dresses in art installations to remember MMIWG. Someone once told Black that red is the only colour that spirits can see.
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