OTTAWA—Red Dress Day is May 5, a day to remember those lost: Canada’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous women and girls. The red dress signifies this loss of Indigenous women. There will be events in many cities, including in Ottawa. 

In June 2019, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls released its final report. After Indigenous-community hearings and statement gathering, expert hearings and forensic document reviews, the final report covered a wide swath of risk factors and barriers to Indigenous safety.  

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There is no one factor or one problem to fix, to stop this loss of life. If there was only one thing, one would hope somebody would have already fixed it. From lack of equitable health care to loss of culture through forced schooling, to ongoing racism and the lack of justice across policing and justice systems, it seems to be stacked against Indigenous Peoples. In short, being Indigenous and female in this country increases risk. Statistics........

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