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Across the U.S. and Canada, May 5th is recognized as Red Dress Day and honors the memories of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people. Each year, I am particularly reminded of Faith Danielle Hedgepeth, a member of the Haliwa-Saponi tribe of North Carolina. She was a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill when she was murdered in 2012. For nearly nine years, no arrest was made. While an arrest has been made, there has been no trial. In 2010, Métis artist Jaime Black helped inspire the red dress movement, where red dresses are hung from windows and trees to represent the pain and loss felt by loved ones and survivors. The color red is significant as some indigenous tribes believe red is the only color spirits can see. By wearing red, observers are said to call the spirits of missing and murdered women and girls back to their loved ones. I have continued hope that there will be justice for Faith. #mmiw #nomorestolensisters

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