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ORL Reads - Red Dress Day

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May 5th is Red Dress Day, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit (MMIWG2S) people in Canada.

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The REDress Project

https://www.jaimeblackartist.com/exhibitions/

Web Resource

The REDress Project was created by Indigenous artist Jamie Black in 2010. It is an installation art project based on an aesthetic response to the critical issue of missing or murdered Aboriginal women across Canada. The REDress Project was created by Indigenous artist Jamie Black in 2010. It is an installation art project based on an aesthetic response to the critical issue of missing or murdered Aboriginal women across Canada. Show less

National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/

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Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Show less

MMIWG Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Ending Violence - Assembly of First Nations

https://www.afn.ca/policy-sectors/mmiwg-end-violence/

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Assembly of First Nations - AFN Policy Area - Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Ending Violence Assembly of First Nations - AFN Policy Area - Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Ending Violence Show less

Our Voice of Fire

Our Voice of Fire

A Memoir of A Warrior Rising

by Morin, Brandi

Book - 2022

Adult Biography: Brandi Morin is a survivor of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls crisis and uses her experience to tell the stories of those who did not survive the rampant violence. Adult Biography: Brandi Morin is a survivor of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls crisis and uses her experience to tell the stories of those who did not survive the rampant violence. Show less

Adult Biography: Brandi Morin is a survivor of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls crisis and uses her experience to tell the stories of those who did not survive the rampant violence. Adult Biography: Brandi Morin is a survivor of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls crisis and uses her experience to tell the stories of those who did not survive the rampant violence. Show less

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My Privilege, My Responsibility

My Privilege, My Responsibility

A Memoir

by North, Sheila

eBook - 2022

Adult Biography: North's work in advocacy journalism, communications, and economic development harnessed her passion for drawing focus to systemic racism ...Show more Adult Biography: North's work in advocacy journalism, communications, and economic development harnessed her passion for drawing focus to systemic racism faced by Indigenous women and girls. She is the creator of the widely used hashtag #MMIW. In her memoir, Sheila North shares the stories of the events that shaped her, and the violence that nearly stood in the way of her achieving her dreams. Show less

Adult Biography: North's work in advocacy journalism, communications, and economic development harnessed her passion for drawing focus to systemic racism ...Show more Adult Biography: North's work in advocacy journalism, communications, and economic development harnessed her passion for drawing focus to systemic racism faced by Indigenous women and girls. She is the creator of the widely used hashtag #MMIW. In her memoir, Sheila North shares the stories of the events that shaped her, and the violence that nearly stood in the way of her achieving her dreams. Show less

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Bone Black

Bone Black

by GoldenEagle, Carol Rose

Book - 2019

Adult Fiction: With vivid prose and an intense page-turning plot, Bone Black examines police indifference, systemic racism, and the power of prayer and s...Show more Adult Fiction: With vivid prose and an intense page-turning plot, Bone Black examines police indifference, systemic racism, and the power of prayer and spiritual guidance, and reminds us that the crisis in Canada of missing and murdered Indigenous women continues to need our attention. Show less

Adult Fiction: With vivid prose and an intense page-turning plot, Bone Black examines police indifference, systemic racism, and the power of prayer and s...Show more Adult Fiction: With vivid prose and an intense page-turning plot, Bone Black examines police indifference, systemic racism, and the power of prayer and spiritual guidance, and reminds us that the crisis in Canada of missing and murdered Indigenous women continues to need our attention. Show less

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In My Own Moccasins

In My Own Moccasins

A Memoir of Resilience

by Knott, Helen

Book - 2019

Adult Biography: In My Own Moccasins is an unflinching account of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the wounds brought on by sexual violence. It is...Show more Adult Biography: In My Own Moccasins is an unflinching account of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the wounds brought on by sexual violence. It is also the story of sisterhood, the power of ceremony, the love of family, and the possibility of redemption. Show less

Adult Biography: In My Own Moccasins is an unflinching account of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the wounds brought on by sexual violence. It is...Show more Adult Biography: In My Own Moccasins is an unflinching account of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the wounds brought on by sexual violence. It is also the story of sisterhood, the power of ceremony, the love of family, and the possibility of redemption. Show less

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Red River Girl

Red River Girl

The Life and Death of Tina Fontaine

by Jolly, Joanna

Book - 2019

Adult Non-Fiction: On August 17, 2014, the body of fifteen-year old runaway Tina Fontaine was found in Winnipeg's Red River. It was wrapped in material an...Show more Adult Non-Fiction: On August 17, 2014, the body of fifteen-year old runaway Tina Fontaine was found in Winnipeg's Red River. It was wrapped in material and weighted down with rocks. Red River Girl is a gripping account of that murder investigation and the unusual police detective who pursued the killer with every legal means at his disposal. Show less

Adult Non-Fiction: On August 17, 2014, the body of fifteen-year old runaway Tina Fontaine was found in Winnipeg's Red River. It was wrapped in material an...Show more Adult Non-Fiction: On August 17, 2014, the body of fifteen-year old runaway Tina Fontaine was found in Winnipeg's Red River. It was wrapped in material and weighted down with rocks. Red River Girl is a gripping account of that murder investigation and the unusual police detective who pursued the killer with every legal means at his disposal. Show less

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If I Go Missing

If I Go Missing

by Jonnie, Brianna

Book - 2019

Young Adult Graphic Novel: A powerfully illustrated graphic novel about the subject of missing and murdered Indigenous people. Combining graphic fiction a...Show more Young Adult Graphic Novel: A powerfully illustrated graphic novel about the subject of missing and murdered Indigenous people. Combining graphic fiction and non-fiction, this young adult graphic novel serves as a window into one of the unique dangers of being an Indigenous teen in Canada today. Show less

Young Adult Graphic Novel: A powerfully illustrated graphic novel about the subject of missing and murdered Indigenous people. Combining graphic fiction a...Show more Young Adult Graphic Novel: A powerfully illustrated graphic novel about the subject of missing and murdered Indigenous people. Combining graphic fiction and non-fiction, this young adult graphic novel serves as a window into one of the unique dangers of being an Indigenous teen in Canada today. Show less

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Highway of Tears

Highway of Tears

A True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

by McDiarmid, Jessica

Book - 2019

Adult Non-Fiction: An explosive examination of the missing and murdered Indigenous women of Highway 16, and a searing indictment of the society that failed them. Adult Non-Fiction: An explosive examination of the missing and murdered Indigenous women of Highway 16, and a searing indictment of the society that failed them. Show less

Adult Non-Fiction: An explosive examination of the missing and murdered Indigenous women of Highway 16, and a searing indictment of the society that failed them. Adult Non-Fiction: An explosive examination of the missing and murdered Indigenous women of Highway 16, and a searing indictment of the society that failed them. Show less

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Surviving the City

Surviving the City

Vol. 1

by Spillett, Tasha

Graphic Novel - 2018

Fiction, Young Adult Graphic Novel: Tasha Spillet's graphic-novel debut, Surviving the City, is a story about womanhood, friendship, resilience, and the anguish of a missing loved one. Fiction, Young Adult Graphic Novel: Tasha Spillet's graphic-novel debut, Surviving the City, is a story about womanhood, friendship, resilience, and the anguish of a missing loved one. Show less

Fiction, Young Adult Graphic Novel: Tasha Spillet's graphic-novel debut, Surviving the City, is a story about womanhood, friendship, resilience, and the anguish of a missing loved one. Fiction, Young Adult Graphic Novel: Tasha Spillet's graphic-novel debut, Surviving the City, is a story about womanhood, friendship, resilience, and the anguish of a missing loved one. Show less

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Keetsahnak

Keetsahnak

Our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Sisters

Book - 2018

Adult Non-Fiction: In Keetsahnak, the tension between personal, political, and public action is brought home starkly as the contributors look at the roots...Show more Adult Non-Fiction: In Keetsahnak, the tension between personal, political, and public action is brought home starkly as the contributors look at the roots of violence and how it diminishes life for all. Together, they create a model for anti-violence work from an Indigenous perspective. Show less

Adult Non-Fiction: In Keetsahnak, the tension between personal, political, and public action is brought home starkly as the contributors look at the roots...Show more Adult Non-Fiction: In Keetsahnak, the tension between personal, political, and public action is brought home starkly as the contributors look at the roots of violence and how it diminishes life for all. Together, they create a model for anti-violence work from an Indigenous perspective. Show less

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Violence Against Indigenous Women

Violence Against Indigenous Women

Literature, Activism, Resistance

by Hargreaves, Allison

Book - 2017

Adult Non-Fiction: Violence Against Indigenous Women provides a foundation for reading Indigenous women's literature in the context of Indigenous feminist scholarship and activism and the ongoing intellectual history of Indigenous women's resistance Adult Non-Fiction: Violence Against Indigenous Women provides a foundation for reading Indigenous women's literature in the context of Indigenous feminist scholarship and activism and the ongoing intellectual history of Indigenous women's resistance Show less

Adult Non-Fiction: Violence Against Indigenous Women provides a foundation for reading Indigenous women's literature in the context of Indigenous feminist scholarship and activism and the ongoing intellectual history of Indigenous women's resistance Adult Non-Fiction: Violence Against Indigenous Women provides a foundation for reading Indigenous women's literature in the context of Indigenous feminist scholarship and activism and the ongoing intellectual history of Indigenous women's resistance Show less

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The Missing

The Missing

by Florence, Melanie

Book - 2017

Young Adult Fiction: Set in Winnipeg against the real-life background of unsolved cases of missing and murdered Aboriginal women, this fictional thriller ...Show more Young Adult Fiction: Set in Winnipeg against the real-life background of unsolved cases of missing and murdered Aboriginal women, this fictional thriller explores one teenager's response to a system that has long denied and misrepresented the problem. Show less

Young Adult Fiction: Set in Winnipeg against the real-life background of unsolved cases of missing and murdered Aboriginal women, this fictional thriller ...Show more Young Adult Fiction: Set in Winnipeg against the real-life background of unsolved cases of missing and murdered Aboriginal women, this fictional thriller explores one teenager's response to a system that has long denied and misrepresented the problem. Show less

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Will I See?

Will I See?

by Robertson, David

Graphic Novel - 2016

Fiction, Young Adult Graphic Novel: A story of tragedy and beauty, Will I See illuminates the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Fiction, Young Adult Graphic Novel: A story of tragedy and beauty, Will I See illuminates the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Show less

Fiction, Young Adult Graphic Novel: A story of tragedy and beauty, Will I See illuminates the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Fiction, Young Adult Graphic Novel: A story of tragedy and beauty, Will I See illuminates the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Show less

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Witness, I Am

Witness, I Am

by Scofield, Gregory

Book - 2016

Poetry: Witness, I Am is divided into three gripping sections of poetry. "Muskrat Woman," the middle part of the book, is a breathtaking epic po...Show more Poetry: Witness, I Am is divided into three gripping sections of poetry. "Muskrat Woman," the middle part of the book, is a breathtaking epic poem that considers the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women through the reimagining and retelling of a sacred Cree creation story. Show less

Poetry: Witness, I Am is divided into three gripping sections of poetry. "Muskrat Woman," the middle part of the book, is a breathtaking epic po...Show more Poetry: Witness, I Am is divided into three gripping sections of poetry. "Muskrat Woman," the middle part of the book, is a breathtaking epic poem that considers the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women through the reimagining and retelling of a sacred Cree creation story. Show less

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That Lonely Section of Hell

That Lonely Section of Hell

The Botched Investigation of A Serial Killer Who Almost Got Away

by Shenher, Lori

Book - 2015

Adult Non-Fiction: Shenher passionately pursues the deeper truths behind the causes of Vancouver's infamous Missing Women Investigation and the myriad ways the system failed to protect vulnerable people. Adult Non-Fiction: Shenher passionately pursues the deeper truths behind the causes of Vancouver's infamous Missing Women Investigation and the myriad ways the system failed to protect vulnerable people. Show less

Adult Non-Fiction: Shenher passionately pursues the deeper truths behind the causes of Vancouver's infamous Missing Women Investigation and the myriad ways the system failed to protect vulnerable people. Adult Non-Fiction: Shenher passionately pursues the deeper truths behind the causes of Vancouver's infamous Missing Women Investigation and the myriad ways the system failed to protect vulnerable people. Show less

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Betty

Betty

The Helen Betty Osborne Story

by Robertson, David

Book - 2015

Young Adult Biography Graphic Novel: Helen Betty Osborne dreamed of becoming a teacher. Sadly, her dream never came true. On November 13, 1971, she was br...Show more Young Adult Biography Graphic Novel: Helen Betty Osborne dreamed of becoming a teacher. Sadly, her dream never came true. On November 13, 1971, she was brutally murdered by four young, white men. Years later, the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry concluded that her murder was the result of racism, sexism, and indifference. The Life of Helen Betty Osborne is a graphic novel about Betty's life up to that tragic November day. Show less

Young Adult Biography Graphic Novel: Helen Betty Osborne dreamed of becoming a teacher. Sadly, her dream never came true. On November 13, 1971, she was br...Show more Young Adult Biography Graphic Novel: Helen Betty Osborne dreamed of becoming a teacher. Sadly, her dream never came true. On November 13, 1971, she was brutally murdered by four young, white men. Years later, the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry concluded that her murder was the result of racism, sexism, and indifference. The Life of Helen Betty Osborne is a graphic novel about Betty's life up to that tragic November day. Show less

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Missing Nimama

Missing Nimama

by Florence, Melanie

Book - 2015

Junior Picture Book, Fiction: A young mother, one of the many missing indigenous women, watches over her small daughter as she grows up without her nimama...Show more Junior Picture Book, Fiction: A young mother, one of the many missing indigenous women, watches over her small daughter as she grows up without her nimama, experiencing important milestones - her first day of school, first dance, first date, wedding, first child - from afar. Show less

Junior Picture Book, Fiction: A young mother, one of the many missing indigenous women, watches over her small daughter as she grows up without her nimama...Show more Junior Picture Book, Fiction: A young mother, one of the many missing indigenous women, watches over her small daughter as she grows up without her nimama, experiencing important milestones - her first day of school, first dance, first date, wedding, first child - from afar. Show less

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Stolen Sisters

Stolen Sisters

by Walter, Emmanuelle

Book - 2015

Adult Non-Fiction: Journalist Emmanuelle Walter has crafted a moving representative account of the disappearance of two young women, Maisy Odjick and Shan...Show more Adult Non-Fiction: Journalist Emmanuelle Walter has crafted a moving representative account of the disappearance of two young women, Maisy Odjick and Shannon Alexander, who have been missing since September 2008. Stolen Sisters is a deeply shocking work of investigative journalism that makes the claim that not only is Canada failing its First Nations communities, but that a feminicide is taking place. Show less

Adult Non-Fiction: Journalist Emmanuelle Walter has crafted a moving representative account of the disappearance of two young women, Maisy Odjick and Shan...Show more Adult Non-Fiction: Journalist Emmanuelle Walter has crafted a moving representative account of the disappearance of two young women, Maisy Odjick and Shannon Alexander, who have been missing since September 2008. Stolen Sisters is a deeply shocking work of investigative journalism that makes the claim that not only is Canada failing its First Nations communities, but that a feminicide is taking place. Show less

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On the Farm

On the Farm

Robert William Pickton and the Tragic Story of Vancouver's Missing Women

by Cameron, Stevie

Book - 2011

Adult Non-Fiction: Covering the case of one of North America's most prolific serial killers gave Stevie Cameron access not only to the story as it unfolde...Show more Adult Non-Fiction: Covering the case of one of North America's most prolific serial killers gave Stevie Cameron access not only to the story as it unfolded over many years in two British Columbia courthouses, but also to information unknown to the police. Cameron uncovers what was behind law enforcement's refusal to believe that a serial killer was at work. Show less

Adult Non-Fiction: Covering the case of one of North America's most prolific serial killers gave Stevie Cameron access not only to the story as it unfolde...Show more Adult Non-Fiction: Covering the case of one of North America's most prolific serial killers gave Stevie Cameron access not only to the story as it unfolded over many years in two British Columbia courthouses, but also to information unknown to the police. Cameron uncovers what was behind law enforcement's refusal to believe that a serial killer was at work. Show less

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Finding Dawn

Finding Dawn

DVD - 2006

Adult Documentary: This engrossing film illustrates the deep historical, social and economic factors that contribute to the epidemic of violence against A...Show more Adult Documentary: This engrossing film illustrates the deep historical, social and economic factors that contribute to the epidemic of violence against Aboriginal women. It highlights the disturbing, world-wide culture of impunity that allows murders of women - especially those who are poor, indigenous, or sex workers - to go unsolved and unpunished. Show less

Adult Documentary: This engrossing film illustrates the deep historical, social and economic factors that contribute to the epidemic of violence against A...Show more Adult Documentary: This engrossing film illustrates the deep historical, social and economic factors that contribute to the epidemic of violence against Aboriginal women. It highlights the disturbing, world-wide culture of impunity that allows murders of women - especially those who are poor, indigenous, or sex workers - to go unsolved and unpunished. Show less

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