A walk in Medicine Hat will help to bring awareness to MMIWG. Poster via Instagram
A walk in Medicine Hat will help to bring awareness to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) in Canada.
On February 14th, there is a Women’s Memorial March in Medicine Hat, beginning at noon.
According to the organizer of the walk, Janice Randhile, she thought to start this walk in Medicine Hat, because of the location of the city.
While this is the first walk Randhile has organized in Medicine Hat, she has been involved with similar walks elsewhere, and has been advocating for MMIWG since 2008.
Randhile decided to organize this walk, because she is a survivor herself.
According to the Canadian Department of Justice, Indigenous women and girls are more likely to be a victim or survivor of crime, compared to non-Indigenous women and girls.
Not only that, but Indigenous women and girls are also at a higher risk of experiencing specific acts of violence.
Indigenous women and girls also experience more frequent violent attacks than non-Indigenous women and girls, with the attacks more likely to be lethal.
On top of that, each year, Indigenous women and girls account for at least one-fifth to one-quarter of all female homicides in Canada, which is roughly 4.5 to 7 times higher than all other women and girls in the country.
Randhile says that walks like this help to bring awareness to help stop the violence towards Indigenous peoples.
Anyone who wishes to attend this walk is invited, no matter the person’s walk of life.
For those who are wanting to participate in this walk, people will be gathering in front of Medicine Hat City Hall at noon, where there will be an Elder Prayer and smudge, guest speakers, and an opening song.
The walk, itself, will begin at 12:30 p.m.
For those who aren’t able to attend this walk, there are still ways to bring awareness to MMIWG.
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