Red Dress
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Advocates outraged after dozens of memorial red dresses vandalized on Vancouver IslandAdvocates for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls say someone has torn down dozens of memorial red dresses on Vancouver Island.CrimeNov 27, 2024
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Man speaks out after confrontation for allegedly defacing mural at Brady Landfill blockadeWinnipeg police have charged one person after a large group supporting the Brady Landfill blockade showed up at a house on Wednesday night. One person threw a rock though a window.CanadaJul 13, 2023
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Queen’s University brings back REDress art installationQueen's University is once again marking The National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Gender Diverse People with an art installation.CanadaApr 12, 2023
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Alberta designates Oct. 4 Sisters in Spirit Day: ‘We remember who they were’Sisters in Spirit Day is an initiative led by Indigenous women and the Native Women's Association of Canada. It inspired vigils and marches across Canada annually on Oct. 4.CanadaOct 4, 2022
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N.S. man sentenced to 18 years in prison in killing of Cassidy BernardThe former partner of We’koqma’q First Nation woman Cassidy Bernard, and the father of her two daughters, has been sentenced for manslaughter in her 2018 death.CanadaJul 6, 2022
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Removal of some red dresses by road crew doesn’t stop Calgary tribute to Missing and Murdered Indigenous PeopleThursday is Red Dress Day in honour of Missing, Murdered and Exploited Indigenous People. Organizers worked twice as hard this year after road crews took down some of the dresses.CanadaMay 5, 2022
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Calls to remove ‘settler’ statues in Victoria after protestors destroy James Cook statueThe statue of James Cook was thrown into the water in Victoria's Inner Harbour and in its place, the crowd erected a wooden red dress.PoliticsJul 2, 2021
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Red dresses hung across B.C. to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girlsIn Vancouver, speakers honoured the mothers, daughters, sisters and friends they'd lost, and shared anger at Canada's slow pace in response to the issue.CrimeMay 5, 2021
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Calgary honours missing and murdered Indigenous peopleMay 5, 2021 is a day to honour missing and murdered Indigenous people. Red ribbons and dresses were on display in Calgary to remind people to never forget them.FeaturesMay 5, 2021
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‘My sister was more than a dot’: MMIW families upset over designer dressA designer dress is causing some controversy. The gown was intended to raise awareness for MMIW, but it ended up offending surviving families.FeaturesFeb 26, 2021
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