Stand with Indigenous women on May 5 – The Hill Times

May 4, 2026

If a similar proportion of women in the city of Ottawa were missing or murdered over the past 20 years—let’s say 700—it would be a crisis. That’s close to the proportion compared to the overall Indigenous population. But Indigenous women?

OTTAWA—Red Dress Day is May 5, a day to remember those lost: Canada’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous women and girls. The red dress signifies this loss of Indigenous women. There will be events in many cities, including in Ottawa.

In June 2019, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls released its final report. After Indigenous-community hearings and statement gathering, expert hearings and forensic document reviews, the final report covered a wide swath of risk factors and barriers to Indigenous safety.

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