National MMIW Day honoured in the Battlefords

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A barbecue lunch was held outside the Friendship Centre. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

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Spokesperson for the family of North Battleford missing woman Ashley Morin of Ahtahkakoop First Nation, Krista Fox, says she hopes the day helps increase awareness.

“Today we come out to remind people that Ashley is still missing,” she said. “Ash went missing July 10 of 2018, and we have yet to bring her home.”

The Friendship Centre also held a barbecue lunch outside the building.

Any donations received will be directed to Krista Fox’s cross country walk in 2022 to advocate for all Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

Students and teachers with the family of missing North Battleford woman Ashley Morin outside JPII Wednesday. (Josh Ryan/battlefordsNOW staff)

Fox spoke at John Paul II Collegiate in North Battleford on Wednesday while holding back tears. Students at the school took part in a project to raise awareness of MMIW day and raised funds for Fox’s walk across Canada. Fox hopes young women everywhere will continue as the next generation to advocate for the families of missing and murdered Indigenous women.

“We need young women to stand up and be our voice…We need women like yourselves to be able to stand up and be those voices for those women. That’s my passion. That’s why I stepped up and did this. Please keep up the fight,” Fox said. “Thank you so much. It’s a tough day.”

A youth wears a T-shirt with the image of missing North Battleford woman, Ashley Morin. (Josh Ryan/battlefordsNOW Staff)

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