The City of Lethbridge will mark Red Dress Day May 5 to honour the memory of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit+ or MMIWG2S+ people.
The National Inquiry was launched in 2015 to investigate and report on “systemic causes of all forms of violence against Indigenous women and girls,” including social, economic, cultural, institutional, legislative and other causes.
In 2019, the National Inquiry released its final report and 231 Calls for Justice. In response to those Calls for Justice, the City and community partners developed the MMIWG Recommendations and Work Plan. The work plan includes 25 recommendations, and a series of projects aimed at addressing social, economic, cultural and institutional barriers facing Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ peoples in the community.
City Hall will be illuminated in red Monday evening to promote awareness of the day.
