Red Dress Day 2025
Red Dress Day, observed annually on May 5, is a powerful visual and commemorative movement that raises awareness about the ongoing crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people (MMIWG2+).
The day grew from Métis artist Jaime Black’s REDress Project, which features empty red dresses to represent lives stolen by colonial violence. It has become a national and international call for justice, remembrance, and systemic change. Coinciding with the International Day of Awareness for MMIWG2+, Red Dress Day brings communities together across Canada and beyond to honour those lost and to demand action and accountability.
In our division, schools are marking this important day in many ways. Students and educators are wearing red, creating red dress displays, and participating in art and educational activities that raise awareness and build understanding. Indigenous youth leadership students have played a key role by crafting red dress pins—a meaningful project that both commemorates those lost and sparks conversations about justice and healing in school communities.