Red Dress Day was observed in Canada on May 5, in remembrance of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people across the country. The occasion, also known as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People, is marked by people wearing red. “We pay tribute to our loved ones”Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada marked the day with the launch of the Red Amautiit Project. Indigenous women make up 4 per cent of Canada’s female population, but 16 per cent of all women murdered in Canada between 1980 and 2012 were Indigenous, government data found at the time. This violence is rooted in racism and marginalization of Indigenous people and particularly of Indigenous women.

Source: CBC News May 05, 2023 20:10 UTC