Last year for Red Dress Day, Susie O’Connor prepared large prints of old pictures of local Indigenous women who have been murdered or are missing. The moment when the images came out of her printer was profoundly moving for her. It inspired her to create a powerful series of artistic portraits which she calls her […]
There will be a full day of activities in Cold Lake on Thursday to commemorate Indigenous women and girls who have been murdered or who are missing. May 5 is officially recognized as Red Dress Day in Canada in honour of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls. Local organizer Gabrielle Whiskeyjack says some of […]
May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. People are asked to wear red to mark the occasion and to raise awareness, and there are “red dress” events across the country to remember Indigenous women and girls who are missing and who have fallen victim to violence. […]