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Red Dress Day (Honouring MMIP)

May 5th is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP). It is also known as Red Dress Day, during which we wear red or display red clothing to honour and commemorate missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people. Red Dress Day was inspired by Métis artist Jaime Black’s REDress Project installation, in which she hung empty, red dresses to represent the missing and murdered women. Red dresses have become symbolic of the crisis as a result of her installation. This list of books/resources seeks to inform readers about the social, cultural, and political issues that have contributed to the crisis of missing and murdered women, girls, and two-spirit people, but also to recognize the resilience and community of those working for justice.

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  • Book, 2025Toronto, ON : Playwrights Canada Press, 2025. — 819.126 BEAGA
  • Unbroken

    My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls

    Sterritt, Angela,
    Book, 2023Vancouver, BC : Greystone Books, [2023] — 305.48897071 STERR
  • Book, 2024New York : Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024. — F COBEL YA
  • #NotYourPrincess

    Voices of Native American Women

    Young Adult Non-Fiction. "Native Women demand to be heard in this stunning anthology. Whether looking back to a troubled past or welcoming a hopeful future, the powerful voices of Indigenous women across North America resound in this book. #Not…
    Book, 2017Toronto : Annick Press, 2017. — 971.00497 NOTYO YA
  • Highway of Tears

    a True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls /

    McDiarmid, Jessica,
    Book, 2019[Toronto] : Doubleday Canada, [2019] — 362.8808997 MCDIA
  • Adult Non-Fiction.
    Book, 2018Edmonton, Alberta : The University of Alberta Press, 2018. — 305.48897071 ANDER
  • Forever Loved

    Exposing the Hidden Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada

    Book, 2016Bradford, ON : Demeter Press, [2016] — 362.8808997 FOREV
  • Seven Fallen Feathers

    Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City

    Talaga, Tanya,
    Adult Non-Fiction.
    Book, 2017Toronto : Anansi, 2017. — 305.897071 TALAG YA
  • Red River Girl

    the Life and Death of Tina Fontaine

    Jolly, Joanna,
    Adult Non-Fiction.
    Book, 2019[Toronto] : Viking, 2019. — 364.1523 JOLLY
  • Betty

    the Helen Betty Osborne Story /

    Robertson, David, 1977-
    Non-Fiction Graphic Novel. "Helen Betty Osborne, known as Betty to her closest friends and family, dreamed of becoming a teacher. She left home to attend residential school and later moved to The Pas, Manitoba, to attend high school. On November 13,…
    eBook, 2015Winnipeg, Manitoba : HighWater Press, 2015. — Internet Access
  • Young Adult Graphic Novel.
    Book, 2019Toronto : James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers, 2019. — YA GRAPHIC JONNI
  • Adult Fiction.
    Book, 2016Toronto : House of Anansi Press, 2016. — F VERME
  • Children's Picture Book. "A young mother, one of the many missing indigenous women, watches over her small daughter as she grows up without her Nimâmâ, experiencing important milestones - her first day of school, first dance, first date, wedding,…
    Book, 2015Richmond Hill, Ontario : Clockwise Press, [2015] — E FLORE