05/05/2026
Today is the National Day of Awareness and Remembrance for the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people (MMIWG2S). Also known as "Red Dress Day’, it is an opportunity to honour the countless MMIWG2S people who have disappeared or been victims of violence. Red Dress Day dates back to 2010, when a Métis artist named Jaime Black created a startling art installation by hanging red dresses around Winnipeg as a visual representation of the suffering and death of so many Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people across Canada. The haunting sight of empty red dresses hanging in public places, from trees to lamp posts, was meant to call attention to the startlingly high rates of violence that Indigenous women experience. Recent statistics reflect that First Nation, Métis, and Inuit women and girls are 12 times more likely to be murdered or go missing compared to any other demographic in Canada.
Let us pray: Creator, we hold in our hearts all of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people, and we pray for their families, friends, and communities who continue to live with the pain of losing their loved ones. Wrap them in comfort, strength, and love, and bring healing to the wounds that are still open, and peace to those who continue to seek answers. Amen
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