Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG2S+)

May 5th is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG2S+), also known as Red Dress Day. In acknowledgement, here is a reading list to support learning and reflection.

Updated April 8, 2024
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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG2S+)

May 5th is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG2S+), also known as Red Dress Day. In acknowledgement, here is a reading list to support learning and reflection.

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Stolen sisters : the story of two missing girls, their families and how Canada has failed indigenous women
—Walter, Emmanuelle, 1969- author.
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...
In my own moccasins : a memoir of resilience
—Knott, Helen, 1987- author.
Paper Book
An unflinching memoir of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the wounds of sexual assault from a resilient, emerging Indigenous voice. Helen Knott, a highly accomplished Indigenous woman, seems to have it all. But in her memoir, she offers a different perspective. In My Own...
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...
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...
Red river girl : the life and death of Tina Fontaine
Jolly, Joanna
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER A gripping account of the unsolved death of an Indigenous teenager, and the detective determined to find her killer, set against the backdrop of a troubled city. On August 17, 2014, the body of fifteen-year old runaway Tina Fontaine was...
Seven fallen feathers : racism, death, and hard truths in a northern city
—Talaga, Tanya
Paper Book
Winner, 2017 Shaughnessy Cohen Writers' Trust Prize for Political Writing Winner, 2017 RBC Taylor Prize Winner, 2017 First Nation Communities Read: Young Adult/Adult Winner, 2024 Blue Metropolis First Peoples Prize, for the whole of her work Finalist, 2017 Hilary Weston...
https://afn.ca/rights-justice/murdered-missing-indigenous-women-girls/
The AFN's Seeking have yet to see real, on-the-ground changes to end violence against First Nations women, girls, and gender-diverse people.
https://www.nfb.ca/film/finding_dawn/
Acclaimed Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh brings us a compelling documentary that puts a human face on a national tragedy – the epidemic of missing or murdered Indigenous women …
https://www.nfb.ca/film/this_river/
This short documentary offers an Indigenous perspective on the devastating experience of searching for a loved one who has disappeared. Volunteer activist Kyle Kematch and award-winning writer Katherena …
https://saskatchewan.overdrive.com/saskatchewan-regina/indigenous

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