By Mina Kerr-Lazenby Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It\u2019s been 14 years since Canadian M\u00e9tis artist Jaime Black hung red dresses in public spaces, raising awareness of the staggering number of Indigenous women missing and murdered across the country. The striking exhibition has since transformed into a full-fledged movement, with an annual event each year that provokes thought and honour from the public. Red Dress Day has ballooned in scale, but its message still remains as clear as it did that spring of 2010. \u201cRed Dress Day is about raising awareness and recognition of violence against women, and honouring those who didn\u2019t have a voice back then,\u201d said s\u0259lilw\u0259ta\u026c (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) elected councillor Charlene Aleck. \u201cIt is an important day, but for First Nations communities it is especially significant because it… <\/p>\n
By Mina Kerr-Lazenby Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It\u2019s been 14 years since Canadian M\u00e9tis artist Jaime Black hung red dresses in public spaces, raising awareness of the staggering number of Indigenous women missing and murdered across the country. The striking exhibition has since transformed into a full-fledged movement, with an annual event each year that provokes thought and honour from the public. Red Dress Day has ballooned in scale, but its message still remains as clear as it did that spring of 2010. \u201cRed Dress Day is about raising awareness and recognition of violence against women, and honouring those who didn\u2019t have a voice back then,\u201d said s\u0259lilw\u0259ta\u026c (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) elected councillor Charlene Aleck. \u201cIt is an important day, but for First Nations communities it is especially significant because it... <\/p>\n