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October 06, 2023

An Event in honour of the Provincial Day of Awareness & Education and the National Day of Action for MMIWG2S+

Event Date: October 06, 2023

Speakers:

Dr. Karine Duhamel

Dawn Chartrand, Laughing Yoga Instructor

On October 6, 2023, Indigenous Engagement and Communications and the Centre for Human Rights Research at the University of Manitoba for an event in honour of the Provincial Day of Awareness & Education and the National Day of Action for MMIWG2S+ (which is held annually on October 4). The free event included a talk by Dr. Karine Duhamel on “She is Sacred: Reflections on the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.” After a health break, the group participated in a Laughing Yoga Workshop with Dawn Chatrand who advocates for laughter as a form of medicine.

A community art piece in the style of a star blanket, created by Jessica Slater.
This Community Art Piece is a mosaic in the style of a Star Blanket with each of its 128 tiles painted by survivors and families of MMIWG during the Vancouver Community Hearings. The activity was led by Jessica Slater, a Cree artist, and was made at Saa-ust Centre in Vancouver which was a pop-up location for Statement Gathering during the Hearings. Available at: www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/artists/community-art-piece/

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Installation by Jessica Slater and survivors and families of MMIWG during the Vancouver Community Hearing

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