February 14 marks the 31^st Anniversary of the Women’s Memorial March (WMM). This event began as means to commemorate the life of Cheryl Ann Joe, an Indigenous woman who was murdered in downtown Vancouver in January 1992. This event has since expanded to honour the lives of all Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirited individuals (MMIWG2S+).

In light of current public health guidelines, the First Peoples Indigenous Centre (FPIC) and Ontario Tech’s Indigenous Education and Cultural Services will honour this day a little differently this year.

BANNOCK AND BOOKS

Join them for the launch of Bannock and Books, an Indigenous book club series designed to bring hearts and minds together as we explore various topics pertaining to Indigenous culture, ways of knowing, and experiences.

Featured Book: Highway of Tears by Jessica Diarmid

Synopsis:

A searing and revelatory account of the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls of Highway 16 and an indictment of the society that failed them.

For decades, Indigenous women and girls have gone missing or been found murdered along an isolated stretch of highway in northwestern British Columbia. The highway is known as the Highway of Tears, and it has come to symbolize a national crisis.

Highway of Tears is a powerful story about our ongoing failure to provide justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and a testament to their families and communities’ unwavering determination to find it.

Students and Staff/Faculty

Reserve your copy of Highway of Tears by selecting the Sharing Circle + Book Loan ticket by registering.

Community members

Pick up a copy of Highway of Tears from your local library, or check out Indigenous bookstore Good Minds to purchase a copy of your own.

 

Sharing Circle

March 21, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Join their virtual guided conversation as they explore the book, Highway of Tears, and the systemic oppression facing Indigenous women, children and two-spirited individuals in Canada.

For more resources to enhance your understanding, check out the curated collection of books on missing and murdered Indigenous women, children and two-spirited individuals, here.