Indigenous communities mark Red Dress Day honouring MMIWG, educating young girls – CBC

May 05, 2025

Activities include memorial walks, red dress displays and self-defense lessons

Indigenous communities in and around the London area are marking Red Dress Day with initiatives that focus on education and the prevention of violence against young women.

Also known as National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit+ People (MMIWG2S+), the day draws widespread attention to an issue that continues to be felt by Indigenous communities daily, said Danielle Hill from Oneida Nation of the Thames.

“This is our life. We have to be worried about this every single day,” Hill said. “Every time we go out, every time we take a bus by ourselves, we’re more prone to getting taken.”