05/05/2026
No More Stolen Sisters
May 5th is the National Day of awareness and remembrance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two Spirit and Gender Diverse people.
63% of Indigenous women have experienced physical or SA in their life time - me and so many of my loved ones included. Though the disparities are striking, cases are still severely underreported.
RCM*P officers perpetuate violence in oil rig communities, provincial and municipal pol*ice officers mistreat Indigenous women and deter them from seeking help, and second-degree murder or manslaughter are far more common in homicides involving an Indigenous woman or girl as opposed to first degree murder. The list goes on. These are just a handful of factors that contribute to a racist, systemic epidemic against Indigenous women.
There are so many layers to this crisis to fully illustrate how deeply rooted and connected these issues are. But our women, girls and relatives deserve protection, and that starts with awareness and education.
On May 5th, wear red to remember the women, girls and relatives who did not survive or have not been found - and to honour the people in your lives who have been forever changed by this crisis.
I wear red for women like Autumn Shaganash, who went missing in 2023 two blocks away from my parents home, in a city park I go to regularly. She was walking behind a male friend who said he turned around and she was no longer there. Since then, there have been no leads on her whereabouts or the details of her disappearance. Her family is still looking for answers.
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