2023 Date | May 5, 2023 |
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2024 Date | May 5, 2024 |
![]() Red Dress Day HistoryRed Dress Day is dedicated to honoring missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada. Indigenous people believe that spirits can only see the colour red. That is why red dresses are used to call back loved ones to their families. According to Native Hope, as of 2016, more than five thousand cases of missing indigenous women have been reported. Red Dress day is celebrated annually on May 5th. Red Dress Day Facts
Red Dress Day References and Related Siteswww.nativehope.org: Native Hope Missing Women in Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca: Indigenous Women Statistics 2022 |
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