Yellowknife’s annual Red Dress March will be taking place next week on May 5 starting at 12:00 pm.
This event honors and commemorates Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ People.
The march will begin at the MMIWG monument just outside the Legislative Assembly building and move through Yellowknife’s downtown to Northern United Place.
Red Dress Day was inspired by the REDress Project, an art installation by Métis artist Jaime Black which she began in 2010 and which now has a permanent exhibit at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
“Through the REDress Project, the spirits of the missing or murdered women and girls stand with us here today, giving us courage, strength and clarity — leading us forward on the path to REclaim our sovereignty as indigenous women,” said Black when describing her artwork.
The City of Yellowknife reminds residents that while full road closures are not expected, there may be delays in transit services in the downtown area at the time of the march.
