Indigenous women and Two-Spirit people have traditionally been revered as life-givers and caregivers. This is why we say, “Our Women and Girls are Sacred.” But Indigenous women and girls, including those who are 2SLGBTQQIA, continue to go missing and murdered at a disproportionate rate.
In Canada, October 4th is a day when we honour the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit, support grieving families, and create opportunities for healing. No family should lose a mother, daughter, sister, relative, or friend to gender-based violence.