Person with a red dress comes into view. A red handprint is over their mouth signifying Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women with text saying “Wear Red Campaign” and “Honor our Missing & Murdered Indigenous Sisters Feb 8th - Feb 14th”.
The panel switches to a black cat cleaning itself by a window, a red cloth draped over the frame. Text says “hang a piece of red cloth in your window”.
The scene switches once again to the person outside in the front of their house, another piece of red cloth in hand before stringing it over a piller. “Hang a piece of red cloth in your front porch or yard.”
Person comes fully back into view with text between saying “post to social media for #WearRedCampaign & raise awareness for MMIWG”. MMIWG stands for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
I will be making a post about the 169 graves found at a residential school in Alberta once I finish my Italian homework and have more information on it.
This artwork was inspired by the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women (MMIW) movement. This piece is dedicated to all the women who have vanished and whose voices have been silenced. The red hand print indicates solidarity with Indigenous women and girls in North America and Canada who have gone missing or been killed, as well as the media’s and law enforcement’s inaction in the face of this crisis.
Additionally, the orange earrings are a tribute to Indigenous nations’ Every Child Matters Movement, which honors the children lost to residential schools in Canada and the United States.
Honni, I’d want to express my gratitude once more for all of your assistance in the creation of this art.
In this week’s #MMIW post, we’re talking about the red handprint, its historical significance, and what it means today. #ra
Summary
Indigenous women are extremely likely to go missing or be murdered. Statistics have been telling us this since the 1970s- though most of these are thought to be gross understatements, since many crimes against Native women go unreported or uninvestigated.
In recent years, awareness and calls for justice have been slowly growing, with many on social media and at organised events…
When I first learned about #MMIW, I had a lot of questions, and the answers are hard to find. After some digging, here’s some important info about one: How Many MMIW are There? #mmiwg #mmiwg2s #nomorestolensisters #nativeamerican #amwriting #anthology
All across the North American continent, Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirits are going missing or being murdered at crazy rates- in some places, they are victimised more than any other ethnic group. In this article, we’ll be discussing in detail just how many Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) there are in the US and Canada, as well as a few reasons this might be, including:
It’s hard to find good information about #mmiw, so here’s a little post for you: Invisible Genocide: What is the MMIW Movement?
#mmiwg #mmiw2s #nativerights #amblogging
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Despite the MMIW epidemic showing no signs of stopping, there is a criminal lack of information being spread by governing bodies across the United States and Canada, much less action being taken to protect First Nations Women. MMIW refers to ‘Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’. In this article, we’ll be discussing topics such as, ‘how many MMIW are there?’ and taking a look into the…
