Members of communities around the Peace region gathered in Dawson Creek on the evening of June 5th for a happening honouring Murdered and Missing Indigenous Men, Boys and Two-Spirit individuals (MMIMB2S).
The walk is one of multiple events taking place in the Peace region on Red Dress Day. The Metis Society of Fort St. John is hosting an artisan market, and the Treaty 8 Tribal Association will hold a vigil, walk and hair braiding workshop.
Local activists believe the majority of Peace region residents would rather look the other way than face the hard truth of the ongoing MMIWG2S+ crisis.