She says many don't realize the true story of Pocahontas, which was very different from the Disney movie that was released in 1995. Marshall says Indigenous women in modern times are often fetishized, romanticized, or abused.

The event will also include several speeches and a red ribbon ceremony, where members of the public will be able to bring a red ribbon home with them. If anybody has then, they can contact IISAN on Facebook or Instagram.' We have approximately 50 dresses collected, but we're still looking for donations of red dresses to hang in the trees. 'We hang red dresses in the trees because it's the colour the spirits can see and it shows our missing and murdered loved ones the way home and that we still love them. Marshall says there will be an introspective red dress walk. at the Kinsmen Participark, just off Concession Street West. Sixty percent of all murdered female victims in all of North America are Indigenous women when they only make up five percent of the Canadian population.' One thing that is really important to highlight is that Indigenous women, gender non-conforming, and two-spirit people have an elevated risk of that by 16 times more than any other race. 'So we all know that women in Canada have a one in two chance of being exposed to violence or sexual abuse in their life. Cooperative Organizer Patricia Marshall shares some of the shocking statistics. The Ingersoll and Area Indigenous Solidary and Awareness Network (IISAN) will be hosting a special event in Tillsonburg tomorrow evening in order to shine a light on this. TILLSONBURG - It's International Day of Recognition for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People. Today is International Day of Recognition for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People and a special event will be taking place in Tillsonburg tomorrow. Photo Credit: Iisan- Ingersoll and area Indigenous Solidarity & Awareness Network Facebook page

The Way Home by Megan Chance