Fort Nelson First Nation

Published purpose

This 16-month project will honour the lives and legacies of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and LGBTQ2S individuals and increase awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and LGBTQ2S individuals. Project activities will include: the coordination and support of commemoration initiatives with families affected in the Fort Nelson First Nation. This will include working alongside families to set up monthly gatherings, supporting families to attend the Sisters in Spirit vigil, supporting families to create a memorial to their loved one, building a permanent memorial informed by the families, and holding a feast leading to the unveiling of the memorial.