Indigenous Conversations: Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls with Diane Smoke-Thomas

Please join us for our final webinar in the series as Diane Smoke-Thomas delivers this important presentation to our communities to educate, advocate, and to raise awareness for Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls.

In September of 2016, the Canadian Government launched the National Public Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Over 2300 people participated in some way in the inquiry, that identified the lost of over 1000 Women and Girls over a 30 year period. 

At Six Nations an art installation was organized titled “Walking With Our Sisters” which brought attention to the issue. Over 1800 Moccasin vamps were created to recognize those lost. The installation opened at the Gathering Place by the Grand in Ohsweken and is now travelling across Canada. Diane participated in this exhibition and tells her personal journey through the emotional experience.

Diane Smoke Thomas is Anishinabe of the Bear Clan from the Mississauga Nation. She was raised on the teachings of the ancestors and has practiced the traditional way of life in both her professional career and personal life. She is a strong advocate for cultural based teachings and is commissioned to create traditional regalia and items for special occasions using her own artistic designs.

 Diane serves as Director and Chair of the Dibaajimowin Cultural Centre and makes her home near the Mississaugas of New Credit First Nation.

We encourage you to engage in the conversation and to feel free to ask questions during the Q&A session after the presentation.

Heritage Mississauga would like to thank the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Resilient Communities Fund for their financial support to help us bring Indigenous Conversations to a wider community through this webinar series.

For more information on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls please visit:
https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/

For support:

Please visit the Government of Canada Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Page for information on aftercare, community gatherings or if you are a Party With Standing. 
Contact number: 613-957-5153

An independent, national, toll-free support call line is available to provide support for anyone who requires assistance. This line is available free of charge, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Support Line 1-844-413-6649

Family Information Liaison Units (FILU)
If you have questions about your missing and murdered loved ones, FILU members work directly with families to gather information from government services and agencies, such as child protection, polices services and coroner’s offices, to address outstanding questions about the loss of their loved ones. For more information about the services they offer or to find a contact near you, visit the FILU webpage on the Department of Justice website.
https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fi...

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