Remembering the MMIWG lost

May 5, 2021 | 4:28 PM

PRINCE GEORGE – May 5 represents National Red Dress Day and is recognized as a day to honor Missing and Murdered Indigenous women. In Prince George, if you have traveled on Highway 16 West, you know that it’s also called the Highway of Tears, where dozens of Indigenous women have been murdered or have gone missing.

Tammy Meisa knows all too well what it’s like to lose someone you love to tragedy.

“One of my childhood best friends Carrie-Anne Gordon, was a victim not along the Highway of Tears but she is still a victim, they found her body at the highwater mark at the out water flow of little, little Wet Lake.”

The Prince George Red Dress Society was created in 2016 and its mission is to honor MMIW&G by bringing awareness and to ensure they are never forgotten. The city of Prince George has also signed a Proclamation that marks May 5 a day of awareness for MMIW&G and Two spirited people.

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According to the organizers of the Red Dress Society, they say this is a step in the right direction and that other people should consider getting involved, this isn’t just a B.C. issue, this is happening across the country and the world.

If you would like to get involved, head to the Red Dress Campaign, Prince George on Facebook.

by Randi-Marie Adams

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Remembering the MMIWG lost

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