While Indigenous people and Canadians are coping with the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Indigenous women and girls continue to disappear — and many remain missing. They were recently honoured and remembered with “Sisters in Spirit” vigils held across the country. We cannot wait for one crisis to be over before we address the other.
Ontario has the highest population of Indigenous women in Canada — almost 200,000 — with 85 per cent living off-reserve in urban and rural areas. We are your neighbours. D