Red Dress Day (May 5)

NWAC’s Faceless Doll Project is a collection of faceless felt dolls that will be used to create a traveling art exhibit in memory of the more than 600 missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls in Canada. This resource encourages educators to have classes create faceless dolls as part of exploring the issue of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls.

Song written, recorded and filmed with students of 'Na Aksa Gyilak'yoo School in Kitsumkalum First Nation, British Columbia.

A hour-long video that presents a lecture by Lee Maracle "There is a direct connection between violence against the earth and violence against women: looking to the past to restore our future"

A free pattern for beading your own little red dress pin to wear on Red Dress Day.

This guide is designed in the easiest way possible for all educators to enter this learning journey with their students.

Lesson plans by the Moose Hide Campaign that are designed for specific grades from K-12.

This teaching resource shares many ideas for engaging students in discussions about violence against Indigenous women. There are lists of recommended resources to use with classes.

This resource encourages teachers to read the graphic novel “If I Go Missing” by Brianna Jonnie with their grades 6-12 students. It invites teachers and students to create faceless dolls wearing red dresses as a way to honor and remember the more than 4,000 missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people in Canada.