Missing, murdered Indigenous women and girls remembered – mykawartha.com

by ahnationtalk on October 6, 2020111 Views

Signs lined Millennium Park in Peterborough to bring awareness of MMIWG in the city, province and country

Red dresses lined the trail in Millennium Park in Peterborough on Oct. 4 to honour and remember Missing Murdered Women and Girls (MMIWG) in the province and country.

Sponsored by Lovesick Lake Native Women’s Association and Kawartha Lakes Sexual Assault Centre, about 15 people stood in the rain to hear women’s hand drummers’ dedicated songs to MMIWG.

“We love you Cileana” was written on large art canvas dedicated to MMIWG.

Cileana Taylor, a 20 year old Indigenous woman from Curve Lake First Nation, is in hospital fighting for her life after suffering a head injury allegedly caused by her boyfriend.

Read More: https://www.mykawartha.com/news-story/10217213-missing-murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls-remembered-in-peterborough/

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