Red Dress Day

Red Dress Day 2026, observed on May 5th, is a day of remembrance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, trans, queer, and gender-diverse people (MMIWG2S+). The day originated with Métis artist Jamie Black’s REDress Project which displayed red dresses in public spaces each year as “an aesthetic response to more than 1000 missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada."

Updated May 5, 2026
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Red Dress Day

Red Dress Day 2026, observed on May 5th, is a day of remembrance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, trans, queer, and gender-diverse people (MMIWG2S+). The day originated with Métis artist Jamie Black’s REDress Project which displayed red dresses in public spaces each year as “an aesthetic response to more than 1000 missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada."

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Keetsahnak : our missing and murdered indigenous sisters
Paper Book
In Keetsahnak / Our Murdered and Missing Indigenous Sisters, the tension between personal, political, and public action is brought home starkly as the contributors look at the roots of violence and how it diminishes life for all. Together, they create a model for anti-violence work from an...
Forever loved : exposing the hidden crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls in Canada
Paper Book
The hidden crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada is both a national tragedy and a national shame. In this ground-breaking new volume, as part of their larger efforts to draw attention to the shockingly high rates of violence against our sisters, Jennifer Brant and D....
Missing nim am a
Florence, Melanie
Paper Book
A young mother, one of the many missing indigenous women, watches over her small daughter as she grows up without her nimama, experiencing important milestones - her first day of school, first dance, first date, wedding, first child - from afar. A free verse story of love, loss, and...
If I go missing
Jonnie, Brianna.
Paper Book
Combining graphic fiction and non-fiction, this young adult graphic novel serves as a window into one of the unique dangers of being an Indigenous teen in Canada today. The text of the book is derived from excerpts of a letter written to the Winnipeg Chief of Police by fourteen-year-old...
Surviving the city
Spillett, Tasha
Paper Book
Miikwan and Dez are best friends. Miikwan is Anishinaabe; Dez is Inninew. Together, the teens navigate the challenges of growing up in an urban landscape--they're so close, they even completed their Berry Fast together. However, when Dez's grandmother becomes too sick, Dez is told she can't stay...
Will I see?
Robertson, David
Paper Book
May, a young teenage girl, traverses the city streets, finding keepsakes in different places along her journey. When May and her kookum make these keepsakes into a necklace, it opens a world of danger and fantasy. While May fights against a terrible reality, she learns that there is strength in...
Unbroken : my fight for survival, hope, and justice for Indigenous women and girls
Sterritt, Angela.
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER: A Globe and Mail and Toronto Star Bestseller A finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award and the Writers' Trust Hilary Weston Prize for Nonfiction. "A remarkable life story. . . Angela Sterritt is a formidable storyteller...
Our voice of fire : a memoir of a warrior rising
Morin, Brandi.
Paper Book
Winner, 2024 Writers' Union of Canada Freedom to Read Award Winner, 2023 Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction Finalist, 2023 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize A wildfire of a debut memoir by internationally recognized French/Cree/Iroquois journalist Brandi Morin set to...
Highway of Tears : a true story of racism, indifference and the pursuit of justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
McDiarmid, Jessica
Paper Book
A searing and revelatory account of the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls of Highway 16, and an indictment of the society that failed them.   For decades, Indigenous women and girls have gone missing or been found murdered along an isolated stretch of highway in...
Stolen sisters : the story of two missing girls, their families and how Canada has failed Indigenous women
Walter, Emmanuelle
Paper Book
In 2014, the nation was rocked by the brutal violence against young Aboriginal women Loretta Saunders, Tina Fontaine and Rinelle Harper. But tragically, they were not the only Aboriginal women to suffer that year. In fact, an official report revealed that since 1980, 1,200 Canadian Aboriginal...
http://mmiwg-ffada.ca

Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

\"The National Inquiry’s Final Report reveals that persistent and deliberate human and Indigenous rights violations and abuses are the root cause behind Canada’s staggering rates of violence against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA people. The two volume report calls for transformative legal and social changes to resolve the crisis that has devastated Indigenous communities across the country\" (from the website description).

Use this link to download both parts of the final report in PDF format from the website for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

https://www.jaimeblackartist.com/exhibitions/

The REDress Project, an installation project by Métis artist Jaime Black

\"AN AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO THE MORE THAN 1000 MISSING AND MURDERED ABORIGINAL WOMEN IN CANADA. The REDress Project focuses around the issue of missing or murdered Aboriginal women across Canada. It is an installation art project based on an aesthetic response to this critical national issue. The project has been installed in public spaces throughout Canada and the United States as a visual reminder of the staggering number of women who are no longer with us. Through the installation I hope to draw attention to the gendered and racialized nature of violent crimes against Aboriginal women and to evoke a presence through the marking of absence\" (Jaime Black, from the website description).

https://firstlightnl.ca/media-and-resources/information-initiatives/red-dress-day/

Honouring MMIWG2S+, Standing in Solidarity

A resource about the history and meaning of Red Dress Day from First Light.

\"The red dress has become a symbol of the stolen sisters and the loved ones still waiting for answers. Each dress speaks to lives taken too soon and the ongoing crisis of gender-based violence facing Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQ+ people\" (from the website).

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