Families and supporters filled the streets for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women's Walk held in North Battleford Sunday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW staff)

By Angela Brown

Walk to Remember

MMIW walk a gathering for all families

Jun 15, 2020 | 12:36 PM

A walk to raise awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous women on Sunday brought many families together – each with a story of a loved one lost.

Angela Odgers, a cousin of Ashley Morin, a North Battleford woman missing since July 2018, wore a skirt with two lime-green ribbons – each representing a year since Morin disappeared.

The hem of Odgers’ skirt featured images of seven women including Morin who are either missing or murdered. The images of women include Tiki Laverdiere whose remains were found outside North Battleford in July 2019, Corrine Moosomin who has been missing from Saulteaux First Nation since 1986, Tamra Keepness who went missing from Regina in July 2004, Cindy Gladue who was found dead in Edmonton in June 2011, Happy Charles who disappeared from the Prince Albert area in April 2017 and Tina Fontaine who was found dead in Red River in Winnipeg in Aug. 2014.

Odgers plans to also add the image of Courtney Johnstone, who was murdered in Grande Prairie in 2014.

“This is something that will be worn everywhere I go and anywhere I go,” Odgers said. “People are welcome if they want families’ pictures put on, I have left room for them to be added… They will never be forgotten.”

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Connie Beauchene who helped organize the walk wanted to raise awareness of her niece Courtney Johnstone and all other Indigenous women who are missing or have been murdered.

“We’re here for each other, and for Diane [Ashley Morin’s mother]. For everyone that needs that support, we’re here,” she said.

Family supporter Krista Fox participated in the walk with Ashley Morin’s family.

“We came to keep Ashley’s name out there,” she said. “Our loved one is still not home.”

Many people took COVID-19 precautions and attempted to maintain a social distance between households as best they could during the event.

The aim of the walk was to honour all Indigenous people impacted by the issue.

Debbie Baptiste walks with a picture of her son Colten Boushie, who lost his life in 2016. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW staff)

Mosquito, Grizzly Bear’s Head, Lean Man First Nations Chief and chair for the Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Tanya Aguilar-Antiman participated in the walk to stand in solidarity with the families.

“This is a really important cause,” she said. “It’s important we come together and support each other.”

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