Honouring Our Sisters in Spirit

On October 7, 2021,* the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) held our 15th annual Sisters in Spirit Vigil.

Held virtually and hosted by NWAC President, Lorraine Whitman, our annual vigil honoured the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and gender-diverse people (MMIWG2S), provided support to grieving families, and created a space for healing.

During the vigil, we heard from Jeremy Dutcher, a Two-Spirit Indigenous Juno award-winning tenor and activist, who sang a song in honour of MMIWG2S and spoke about the importance of moving forward together. We also heard from a family member of a MMIWG2S, poet Julie Pellissier-Lush, who presented a song in tribute to those who have lost their lives.

We will continue to gather each October in honour of MMIWG2S and to support families who have lost their loved ones to this genocide. We will continue the fight to end this genocide every day.

*The Sisters in Spirit vigil is typically held on October 4 each year, but was delayed to October 7 due to the Facebook outage.