RED DRESS PIN
The Red Dress Pin signifies the AWG 2023 Host Society’s commitment to bringing awareness to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Woman and Two Spirit People (MMIWG2S) and Murdered, Missing and Exploited Indigenous Peoples (MMEIP).
MMIWG2S recognizes the violence against Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people is a systemic and national crisis requiring urgent, informed and collaborative action.
MMEIP recognizes the importance of acknowledging the violence committed against Indigenous Peoples, including boys, men and gender-diverse persons. They too are suffering, in danger and their voices need to be included and heard.
With this awareness in mind, the pin features a Red Jingle Dress, Regalia worn during the Jingle Dance to help heal. The sound of jingles through the jingle dance is believed to spread healing, whether dancing for one person or a whole nation. It is our hope that there will be healing and this epidemic one day comes to an end.