The provincial government on Tuesday unveiled a monument in Winnipeg to honour missing or murdered Aboriginal women and girls in Manitoba.
Located at The Forks, the monument aesthetically, symbolically and physically represents and honours these victims, said Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Minister Eric Robinson.
“This is a very important day for families of Manitoba’s missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls as we unveil a monument in their honour and recognition,” said Robinson.
“Many families have no place to honour, grieve or celebrate their loved one. This monument offers such a space to families and community seeking to honour Aboriginal women and girls who were sadly taken from their families.”
The monument, the first of its kind in Canada, marries both community and government partnership on the issue of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls while serving as an educational and public awareness mechanism to engage the public in this issue, Robinson added.
