A special gathering called remembering missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Honouring our Two Spirit Loved Ones will be held  tomorrow at the Kikiwak Inn from 10AM till 4PM.

 

Raven Richards Coordinator for the commemoration project said that funding was received through a commemoration fund with an objective to help families across Canada to commemorate their loved ones that they have lost through gender based violence.

 

The next step is to have some events to commemorate lost loved ones and the gathering will allow people to provide their input on what they would like to see at these events.

 

There will be a date set where they will be able to host an event and assist families in carrying out an event and the funding will be used to serve eight communities including Opakswayak Cree Nation to hold an awareness walk or another event to commemorate lost loved ones. Dates for these events have not been set.

 

People that attend the gathering are also asked to provide their feedback on how to honor and celebrate family members as a community and how people can be educated on issues surrounding gender based violence.

 

If you would like more information call Richards at 204-627-1540