Today is the National Day of Awareness for Missing + Murdered Indigenous Women + Girls (MMIWG), but often most known by its symbol: a red dress. ⁠ ⁠ #RedDressDay began in 2010 as an art installation by Métis artist Jaime Black, titled The REDress Project, which highlights the epidemic of violence against Indigenous women, girls + 2Spirit folks. ⁠ ⁠ They are someone’s child. They are someone’s friend. They are SOMEONE. ⁠ ⁠ The day can be triggering for those affected by MMWIG2S+ loss — if so, you can connect with the MMWIG2S+ support call line at 1-844-413-6649. This line is available free of charge, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.⁠ ⁠ Indigenous people represent the fastest growing population in Canada, as well as the youngest—we need to protect ALL of our community members + ensure this is a safe, vibrant community for everyone. Thank you to the @assemblyoffirstnations, @statcan_eng + The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls for compiling this data + making it accessible. ⁠ __⁠ ⁠ [Photo descriptions: all images with stats + line designs on each. The backgrounds are all white with a textured crumpled paper finish with dark red font. At the bottom it reads “@raiseherco #MMIWG2Sday #nomorestolensisters” ⁠ ⁠ Photo 1: “May 5: Red Dress Day” with silhouettes of red dresses⁠ ⁠ Photo 2: “Indigenous women and girls make up 16% of all female homicide victims, and 11% of missing women in Canada. Even though Indigenous people make up only 4.3% of our population” ⁠ ⁠ Photo 3: “Indigenous women are three times more likely than non-Indigenous women to be victims of violence”⁠ ⁠ Photo 4: “From 2001 to 2015, the average rate of homicides involving Indigenous female victims was nearly 6x higher than that of homicides involving non-Indigenous female victims.⁠"⁠ ⁠ Photo 5: “Indigenous women + girls are 12x more likely to be murdered or missing than any other women in Canada.”⁠ ⁠ Photo 6: “Resources: Statistics Canada, Assembly of First Nations, Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls ⁠ Repost from @raiseherco