Sisters in Spirit Vigils celebrate, honour and support Indigenous women, girls and their families. The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls has been shared online.
Indigenous women and girls suffer higher rates of violence and homicide than non-Indigenous women and girls. There are many personal and systemic changes we need to make in this country. Can we join the Native Women’s Association of Canada to enhance, promote and foster the well-being of Indigenous women?
I am grateful for the recent learnings I have received from Colleen Hele-Cardinal, in Algonquin territory, and Hummingbirds Rising Consulting, in Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil waututh territory. I am encouraged by my worker union’s initiation of a Reconciliation paper. There is much to learn.
All my relations,
Ruby Langan
UNE National Equity Representative for Aboriginal Peoples