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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Keetsahnak / Our missing and murdered Indigenous sisters
Anderson, Kim
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...
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
"These murder cases expose systemic problems... By examining each murder within the context of Indigenous identity and regional hardships, McDiarmid addresses these very issues, finding reasons to look for the deeper roots of each act of violence." --The New York Times Book Review
Violence against indigenous women : literature, activism, resistance
—Hargreaves, Allison, 1981- author.
Ebook
Violence against Indigenous women in Canada is an ongoing crisis, with roots deep in the nation's colonial history. Despite numerous policies and programs developed to address the issue, Indigenous women continue to be targeted for violence at disproportionate rates. What insights can...
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...
If I go missing
Jonnie, Brianna
Paper Book
If I Go Missing is derived from excerpts of a letter that went viral and was also the basis of a documentary film. In her letter, Jonnie calls out the authorities for neglecting to immediately investigate missing Indigenous people and urges them to "not treat me as the Indigenous person I am...
Will I see?
—Robertson, David, 1977- author.
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...
Betty the Helen Betty Osborne story
Robertson, David
Paper Book
Helen Betty Osborne, known as Betty to her closest friends and family, dreamed of becoming a teacher. She left home to attend residential school and later moved to The Pas, Manitoba, to attend high school. On November 13, 1971, Betty was abducted and brutally murdered by four young men. Initially...
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...
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.
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 …
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 …

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