Every year on October 4, the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) holds a Sisters in Spirit Vigil to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and local details are available here.
The Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, has declared that “the violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people is a ‘national tragedy of epic proportion’.”
The following resources are available to support professional and classroom-based learning:
As part of the learning on this day, it's important to also view and reflect upon Tamara Bernard's We Are More Than Murdered and Missing TEDx.