Event to mark Red Dress Day in Calgary, honouring MMIWG2S+ – CityNews

May 5, 2026

Red Dress Day is Tuesday, and Calgary is honouring missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit peoples.

Sacred Steps MMIWG2S+ Walk begins at The Confluence. Everyone can attend, and all are asked to wear red in honour of those lost.

The National Day of Awareness for MMIWG2S+, or Red Dress Day in Canada, is a national day to recognize lives lost, stand with families, and call for action. The red dress is used as a symbol of lives lost but not forgotten. It was created by Métis artist Jaime Black.

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