Lethbridge City Hall will be illuminated in red on May 5, 2025, for Red Dress Day. (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

By David Opinko

Lethbridge City Hall to be lit up for Red Dress Day

May 5, 2025 | 1:02 PM

The City of Lethbridge is honouring Red Dress Day on Monday, May 5.

The day is meant to pay respects to the memories of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit+ people (MMIWG2S+).

City Hall will be illuminated in red on Monday evening to promote awareness of the day.

The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) was launched in 2015 to investigate “systemic causes of all forms of violence against Indigenous women and girls,” including social, economic, cultural, institutional, legislative and other causes.

Four years later, the group released its final report, which entails 231 Calls for Justice.

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The City of Lethbridge and community partners developed the MMIWG Recommendations and Work Plan. It includes 25 recommendations and a series of projects aimed at addressing social, economic, cultural and institutional barriers facing Indigenous peoples.

A toolkit was also created to help people learn more about the traditional concepts of family and community life for MMIWG2S+ people. It features actions that residents, businesses and media partners can take to support Indigenous women, girls and gender diverse people.

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