Observance at Ottawa City Hall meant to give time to process meaning of National Red Dress Day

In advance of National Red Dress Day on Sunday, May 5, the Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition held its own observance at City Hall Friday.

As attendees crafted miniature red dresses to put up on poster boards, they were invited to present offerings to ones on display that bear the names of woman and girls who never made it home. Photos detail the chronology, from settlers arriving on Turtle Island in the 15th century, to the systematic oppression of First Nation, Inuit, and Métis communities, to the discovery of mass graves resulting from residential schools.

"You've got community leadership happening here in Ottawa, where the local Indigenous community comes together and works collectively towards building Ottawa to be a safer place," said Ontario Native Women's Association CEO Cora McGuire-Cyrrette. Mental Health Crisis Line at 613-722-6914 or if outside Ottawa toll-free at 1-866-996-0991Gatineau, Que.

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