Red Dress Day at Ganohkwasra: where healing resides By Tara Lindemann Writer Ganohkwasra Family Assault Support Services staff observed the national Red Dress Day by hosting a gathering at its Pine Crescent location on May 5, which included lunch and holistic treatments for community members. Ganohkwasra counsellor, Samanth Cook, said there is no single path to healing. “It’s their journey,” she said. “We just walk alongside them, and seek to help them remember and cherish the moments they had with their loved ones, then find ways to nurture their memories while taking care of themselves.” Together with long-time advocate for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S), Linda John, counsellor Amber Silversmith unveiled a commemorative quilt made by family members to honour loved ones lost to…
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