On October 4th each year, the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) holds a Sisters in Spirit Vigil to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The , declared that “the violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people is a ‘national tragedy of epic proportion’.”
According to Statistics Canada, between 2001 and 2015, “homicide rates for Indigenous women were nearly six times higher than for non-Indigenous women.”
Visit for more information about this year’s Sisters in Spirit Vigil.
Resources for Professional and Classroom Learning
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As part of the learning on this day, it is important to also view and reflect upon Tamara Bernard’s