Family and friends of Conne River woman honour her through red dress photo shoot

Sixteen Indigenous women from the Conne River area recently took part in a photo shoot to honour the memory of Chantel John, who was allegedly murdered by her ex-partner in 2019. Angelina Francis remembers her cousin as a caring soul who loved to be with family and friends. Francis said she wanted to honour John through a photo shoot involving Indigenous women for years, and finally got the chance to do so earlier this month. Sixteen women from Conne River and neighbouring communities took part, wearing red dresses and painted hands over their mouths, which symbolize missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada. John's adopted parents were also part of the photo shoot, which included an honour song played on a hand drum.