Red Dress Day in Edmonton

Many gathered in Churchill Square in Edmonton to show their support for MMIWG2S+ during Red Dress Day.

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.

Windspeaker Radio Network spoke with Walking SunWoman about the march and what it means to her.

Originally starting as the REDdress art installation, Red Dress Day became a grassroots movement across North America. The project was made up of 600 community-donated red dresses, which were later placed in public spaces throughout Winnipeg and across Canada.

Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society was showing their support for the March and had this to say.

To make a donation or show your support year round you can visit the Red Dress Day website.