Red Dress Day raises awareness for MMIWG Posted by: fitzhugh Posted date:
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The Indigenous People’s Circle of Jasper placed red dresses at both entrances to the town of Jasper for Red Dress Day on May 5 in the hopes of raising awareness of MMIWG. The members include Mark Young (Nehiyaw), Matricia Bauer (Nehiyaw), Theresa Westhaver (Secwépemc) and Joe Urie (Métis) (not pictured). | Supplied photo
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The Indigenous People’s Circle of Jasper helped raise awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) during Red Dress Day on May 5.
Members placed red dresses at both entrances to the town and performed a smudging ceremony in an impromptu event, one of many acts of solidarity that occurred across the country that day.