GALLERY: Nicola Valley communities honour Miguel Mack with vigil and march
On March 1, Nicola Valley communities came together alongside Miguel Mack’s family to march...
Category: MMIWG2S+
Merritt resident Miguel Mack missing for one year, investigation ongoing
Feb. 27 marked one year anniversary of Miguel Mack’s disappearance. A year ago, Mack was last seen...
GALLERY: Nicola Valley’s first Women’s Memorial March
—— By Kenneth Wong On Feb. 14, over 40 people gathered to join Mindy Garcia’s...
SD58 raising awareness about MMIWG2S+ issues
Raising awareness and educating youth about the MMIWG2S+ movement is a community effort, and School District 58 has been working for years from a collaborative approach.
Local MMIWG2S+ advocate and survivor appearing on international stage
A local Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) survivor and activist is representing Merritt and the Nicola Valley on the international stage, sharing her story of adversity and triumph while wearing the designs of world famous artists.
Beading for Red Dress awareness
Preparations for Red Dress Day started weeks ago at Nlaka’pamux Health Services, with the organization holding a beading event in their boardroom in downtown Merritt.
Merritt Secondary School walks for MMIWG awareness
The National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) took place on Tuesday, October 4, and saw students of Merritt Secondary School host an awareness walk through downtown Merritt.
Vancouver reporter wins awards for reporting on Indigenous injustices
Through covering issues such as residential schools and Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), the award-winning journalist had faced countless horrors that could make others quit on the job. However through her persistence, she has not only covered these sensitive issues but has also been awarded and recognized because of it.
Recap of LNIB’s Red Dress memorial walk
Community members and local organizations commemorated the National Day of Awareness and Action for Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2 Spirit (MMIWG2S) on May 5, with over 100 people walking along Highway 8 from Shulus Community Hall to Shulus Arbor.
Recovering from trauma through advocacy
It is often said that activism is born in the face of adversity, a statement which would certainly apply to local Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) activist Danielle Jack.
