By Lisa Iesse Writer MISSISSAUGAS OF THE CREDIT FIRST NATION – Trailblazers of the MMIWG2SBM movement sound the call for justice as they celebrate the lives of Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit persons, boys and men taken far too soon. By the podium inside the Mississaugas of the Credit (MCFN) community centre stand photos of mothers, daughters, sisters, and aunties. There’s Patricia Carpenter, Elaine LaForme and a young woman named Diane holding her newborn baby. Patricia Carpenter’s family, who are from the Alderville First Nation, join Elaine LaForme’s family and the MCFN community. “My grandmother tirelessly dedicated her life to advocacy and bringing awareness to Missing and Murdered Indigenous girls and women and also thus went on to include boys and Two-Spirit persons,” Shauna Kechego-Nichols, who is Patricia Carpenter’s niece, tells…
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