By Nick Dube

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Dozens gather to honour the murdered and missing

Sep 7, 2025 | 5:20 PM

PRINCE GEORGE – The Prince George Red Dress Society and others gathered Sunday at the Red Dress Monument on the corner of Ferry Avenue and Highway 16. The Red Dress Day gathering honours the memories of missing and murdered Indigenous women and men across Canada. The trees were lined with red dresses for women and ties for men as a way to symbolize that they are not forgotten. Prince George Red Dress Society President Tammy Meise who has suffered loss herself feels the event is about remembrance, encouragement and awareness.

“Well, today we gathered to remember our stolen sisters. We hold space for each other to to support one another and to remember their lives and their legacies. I feel it is so incredibly important to continue to have these events, and to bring awareness in this community that it’s still happening. This shouldn’t be happening and it’s still happening. We need to bring awareness, especially to our little ones and up and coming leaders to give them the right information so that hopefully this does’nt repeat.” said Meise.

The Gathering started at the Red Dress monument with speeches and the playing of drums with many participants holding posters of their loved ones. The participants then moved to Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park where they were met with food,beverages,drumming and more discussion. Brenda Wilson-John is a Director for the Red Dress Society of Prince George and has been an advocate for 31 years. Wilson- John like many others has suffered personal loss along the Highway of Tears and is determined to get support and justice for all those who need it and make sure nobody is forgotten.

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“They really need to get to know the families and get to know what they go through on a daily basis. Like I stated before, some of us don’t sleep,don’t eat or even get out because we’re dealing with this trauma every day just looking for justice. We still, to this day are not receiving the assistance that we need to find our loved ones or the justice that they deserve.” said Wilson-John.

The Red Dress campaign is in it’s ninth year and May 5th is recognized across Canada as Red Dress Day.