What to know: Day for missing and murdered Indigenous women in Medicine Hat

She said she could have been missing or murdered herself having been in a violent relationship in the past.

“I didn’t want to be a statistic, because in Canada the native population is only four percent and it’s almost 15 percent of indigenous women, go missing and murdered,” Oulette said.

“I got out of that and I just want to always walk every year so those statistics will go smaller,” she added.

“We’ve got to work on healing ourselves and have healthy relationships.”

Oulette will be carrying a flag in honour of those impacted.

Red dresses are hung throughout the college, and red dresses were pinned on individuals earlier today.

An Indigenous prayer will be held, an one kilometre awareness walk, guest speakers, and an awareness song.

Josie Saddleback, who is Cree, said she will be drumming and singing as part of the ceremony.

“That itself is a great honour, and also just to show support to the community in Medicine Hat as one,” Saddleback said.

“Just being there present to help raise awareness, and also to walk for my brothers and sisters that have gone missing and murdered.”

The ceremony begins outside of the main campus entrance at Medicine Hat College Monday at 6 p.m.

by Jesse Gill

What to know: Day for missing and murdered Indigenous women in Medicine Hat

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