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According to Jaime Black, the Mtis visual artist who originated the day, the colour red serves both as a calling back of the spirits of MMIWG2S+ and as a symbol of our lifeblood and that connection between all of us. As Canadians, it is our ongoing responsibility to honour those MMIWG2S+ who have been lost, while at the same time uplifting the voices of the Indigenous women, girls, two-spirit, transgender and gender-diverse peoples who continue to face this human rights crisis

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