05/05/2025
Today is May 5. A National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People โค๏ธ
This is not a past issue.
It is not rare.
It is not isolated.
It is a national crisis.
Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people face disproportionately high rates of violence, trafficking, and homicide. In some regions, they are 12 times more likely to be murdered or go missing than non-Indigenous women. This is rooted in colonial systems that continue to devalue our livesโthrough racism, gendered violence, under-policing, over-incarceration, and government indifference.
This is why you should care:
โข Because if it happened to your relative, youโd never stop fighting
โข Because no one is disposable
โข Because violence thrives where indifference exists
โข Because love, safety, and justice should not be negotiable.
โข Because truth demands more than awareness
This is about love.
Loving each other enough to speak out.
Loving our communities enough to protect them.
Loving this Land enough to confront the violence that stains it.
Ways you can help today and every day:
โข Learn about the National Inquiryโs Final Report and the 231 Calls for Justice
โข Read community-led reports like Red Women Rising
โข Contact your MP. Demand implementation of the 231 Calls.
โข Attend local vigils. Wear red. Light a candle. Say their names.
โข Have conversations. Especially the hard ones. Especially at your kitchen table.
Above allโlove one another fiercely. We are sacred. And we deserve to live without fear โค๏ธ
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The red handprint represents the colonial violence that silences us. Itโs become a powerful visual in protests, photoshoots, and awareness campaigns to honour MMIWG2S+ and to show that we will no longer be silent about this national crisis.
