Red Dress Day Walk held in Lac Seul First Nation

Tim Brody - Editor

Lac Seul First Nation community members came together on May 12 to take part in a Red Dress Day Walk in the First Nation to honour and raise awareness for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis woman, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ persons who have gone missing or been murdered in Canada.
“Today, we walked together - united in memory, honor, and hope. We walked for our sisters, mothers, daughters, and grandmothers - for every Indigenous woman and girl taken from us too soon,” Lac Seul First Nation Chief Clifford Bull shared with walk participants at a light lunch which followed the event.
“It was powerful to see families walking together, children holding hands with their parents, learning the importance of remembrance and resilience. Your presence today shows that our fight for justice is not just about the past - it’s about ensuring a safer future for all our women and girls.
To the families here - we see you, we hear you, and we will keep walking with you. Your strength is our strength,” Bull stated.
Organized by the Lac Seul Police Service, participants from the  First Nation’s communities of Frenchman’s Head, Kejick Bay, and Whitefish Bay walked from the corner of Birch Crescent and Frenchman’s Head Road to the Lac Seul Events Centre.
Dave Scott, Social Navigator for Lac Seul Police Service, shared, “(Police) Chief (Bruno) Rossi approached me and asked me if I could organize the walk.”
“It’s important for people to understand that we can’t lose sight of this at home. I think it’s a great day and so many people came out. Hopefully next year we can build on this,” he added.