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Red Dress Day Reading Guide

Red Dress Day, observed annually on May 5th, is a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG2S) and Two-Spirit people in Canada. It serves as a powerful visual reminder and a call to action to address the violence faced by Indigenous communities. The day is inspired by the REDress Project, an art installation created by Métis artist Jaime Black, which uses red dresses as a symbolic representation of the missing and murdered. See below a Staff curated list of books celebrating the resilience of Indigenous peoples and the dark history of violence they continue to endure and heal from.

Huron County Library

36 items

  • Unbroken

    My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls

    Sterritt, Angela,
    Book, 2023Vancouver, BC : Greystone Books, [2023] — 971.1004974128 Sterr
  • Searching for Savanna

    the Murder of One Native American Woman and the Violence Against the Many

    Gable, Mona
    Book, 2023New York : Atria Books, 2023. — 364.15230978413 Gab
  • Our Voice of Fire

    a Memoir of a Warrior Rising

    Morin, Brandi
    Book, 2022[Toronto] : Anansi, 2022. — 305.48897323071092 Morin
  • Book, 2019Saskatchewan : University of Regina Press, [2019] — 971.1004970092 Knott
  • Highway of Tears

    a True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

    McDiarmid, Jessica
    Book, 2019[Toronto] : Doubleday Canada, [2019] — 362.88089970711 McDi
  • Red River Girl

    the Life and Death of Tina Fontaine

    Jolly, Joanna
    Book, 2019[Toronto] : Viking, 2019. — 364.152309712743 Jol
  • Book Club Kit, 2019Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, 2019. — 971.2004970092 Campb 2019
  • Seven Fallen Feathers

    Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City

    Talaga, Tanya
    Book, 2017[Toronto] : Anansi, 2017. — 305.897071312 Tal
  • A Two-spirit Journey

    the Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder

    Chacaby, Ma-Nee, 1950-
    Book, 2016Winnipeg, Manitoba : University of Manitoba Press, [2016] — 306.7663092 Chaca
  • Obstruction of Justice

    The Search for Truth on Canada's Highway of Tears

    Michalko, Ray
    eBook, 2016Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2016
  • Stolen Sisters

    the Story of Two Missing Girls, Their Families and How Canada Has Failed Indigenous Women

    Walter, Emmanuelle, 1969-
    Book, 2015Toronto, Ontario : HarperCollins Publishers, 2015. — 362.880820971 Wal
  • Book, 2025Toronto, ON : McClelland & Stewart, 2025. — FIC Edwar
  • Book, 2023Toronto : HarperCollins, [2023] — FIC Peter