Today is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People. In Canada, Indigenous women are twelve times more likely to be murdered or missing than any other woman in Canada. Indigenous women, children and Two-Spirited People are someone’s child, sibling, relative, parent, grandparent, and friend. At School District 6, we would like to acknowledge this crisis and bring empathy, awareness and compassion to Indigenous communities and all communities.  Every day, our school communities are working hard at educating students and staff about the reality faced by our most vulnerable population.  Staff have been participating in a professional development program called Four Seasons of Truth and Reconciliation.

To learn more, read the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and the Moose Hide Campaign | Education