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Memorial held for First Nations women
Lorraine Blacksmith (centre, right), mother of Lorna Blacksmith, comforts a family member during a march and vigil for murdered and missing women in Canada at the Manitoba Legislature Tuesday. (JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS) Photo Store
About 150 people gathered today at the corner of Young Street and Broadway to remember Lorna Blacksmith and other First Nations women who have lost their lives.
Carrying signs reading "Help our women" and "We miss you Lorna," the crowd shared stories and shed tears for Manitoba aboriginal women who are missing or have been murdered.
Chief Garrison Settee from Blacksmith's hometown of Cross Lake began the memorial with a blessing and a pipe ceremony.
"They are more than just statistics. We will march for them today with pride. We will march for them today with power. We will march until something will be done on behalf of our missing aboriginal women," Garrison said before beginning the pipe ceremony.
The memorial, which was described by Chief Settee as a "peaceful protest," finished up at the Manitoba Legislative Building.
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