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Flanked by Six Nations Police, community members walked about 600 metres up Chiefswood Road through Ohsweken from Ganohkwasra Family Assault Support Services to Veterans Park. As the group marched, they held up signs with slogans and pictures of Murdered and Missing loved ones and chanted things like \u201cStop the Violence, No More Silence.\u201d Six Nations Public Works and Flowers by Leenie were among the buildings along the route that showed their support with red dresses displayed outside their doors. 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