The City of Cambridge will be lighting up their sign at city hall to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2 Spirit people and their families.
In a social media post the city acknowledges the national day of action and provides information on what residents can do to help.
In honour of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2 Spirit People and their families, we will be lighting the Cambridge sign red tonight. To learn more on what you can do on this National Day of Action, visit https://t.co/rUoIG3lVEZ pic.twitter.com/UK37R6WOxT
— City of Cambridge (@cityofcambridge) October 4, 2023
The Canadian government has launched a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, independent from the federal government.
The federal government's website says Canada looks to build on the calls for justice made by the national inquiry and are working with provinces, territories, Indigenous organizations and communities across the country to create a national action plan.
The national inquiry started in Sept. 2016 and has since made its mission to look into and report on the systemic causes of all forms of violence against Indigenous women and girls, including sexual violence.
Over the course of three years, the inquiry met with families, victims and indigenous communities to compile an over 350 page report.
They have discovered that over the past 30-years there has been over 4,000 missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2 Spirit people.
"We must examine the underlying social, economic, cultural, institutional, and historical causes that contribute to the ongoing violence and particular vulnerabilities of Indigenous women and girls in Canada," reads the inquiry's website.
The Canadian government has also provided many resources to help those affected by this tragedy and information on the inquiry's findings.
If anyone is interested in learning more about this, please visit the governments website.
