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This Sunday, May 5 is National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S), also known as Red Dress Day.听

Violence against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people is disproportionately high in Canada. To raise awareness and pay tribute, the AV俱乐部 community is encouraged to wear red, learn more about MMIWG2S at the resources below, and support local events.听

Why red dresses?听

In 2010, M茅tis artist Jamie Black launched the 听as听鈥渁n aesthetic response to this critical national issue鈥�. Black displayed hundreds of red dresses in public spaces to symbolize the absence of Indigenous women and girls who have gone missing or been murdered, aiming to raise awareness about this pressing issue. Red Dress Day has since gained recognition nationwide.听

In Halifax听

Join the听 for an awareness walk, followed by an opening prayer, candlelight vigil, drumming, and moment of silence.听

Learn more
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• 听from the听National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
  
  
• 听from CBC Kids
  
  
• 听from the听Assembly of First Nations
  
  
• 听from the听Native Women's Association of Canada

Indigenous resources at AV俱乐部
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• Mi'kmaq and Indigenous relations
• Elders in residence and traditional knowledge keepers
• Indigenous Student Centre in Halifax
• Indigenous student support in Truro
• Indigenous research resources
• Indigenous Advisory Council
• (LibGuides)

Featured image: An art installation at Seaforth Peace Park in Vancouver, B.C., inspired by the REDress Project. ()