May 5 is REDress Day / No More Stolen Sisters

Red Dress Day honours the memories of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls across Canada. Métis artist Jaime Black helped inspire the red dress movement, where red dresses are hung from windows and trees to represent the pain and loss felt by loved ones and survivors.

Updated April 30, 2024
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To commemorate Women’s History Month, the National Museum of the American Indian presented The REDress Project, an outdoor art installation by artist Jaime B...
https://www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/post/red-dress-day-what-it-is-and-how-it-began
Explaining Red Dress Day: How it started and why it’s important to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
https://amnesty.ca/activism-guide/red-dress-day-2024-take-action-on-may-5/#:~:text=May%205%20is%20Red%20Dress,and%202SLGBTQQIA%2B%20peoples%20(MMIWG2S%2B)
May 5 is Red Dress Day, a day to remember and honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ peoples (MMIWG2S+). Red Dress Day

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