Lesson ideas to commemorate Red Dress Day, the National Day of Awareness for MMIWG

Penny Carnrite, teacher, Langley shares class work. Remembered above are Autumn Andy, Beatrice Adam, and Brandy Vittrekwa.

May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

The March edition of Teacher Magazing from the BCTF includes an article with ideas shared by other educators in the province for what you can do to recognize MMIWG and to commemorate the day. Shared in the article are ideas for all grade levels click here for the full article.

In addition, the BCTF TeachBC resource on their website has a link to “Their Voices Will Guide Us” with information for teachers. To access this please click here.
Their Voices Will Guide Us is an educational and outreach initiative of the National Inquiry intended to facilitate critical thinking, purposeful reflection, and dialogue around the perceptions and lived realities of Indigenous women and girls, including members of 2SLGBTQQIA communities.