Walk for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Two Spirit plus held in M’Chigeeng

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Walk for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Two Spirit plus held in M’Chigeeng

Steven Debassige organized a Sunrise Ceremony and awareness walk in M’Chigeeng for the Moose Hide Campaign, honoring missing and murdered Indigenous women and engaging men to help end violence.

Michael Erskine

May 20, 2026 - 2 min read

Walkers travel from the M’Chigeeng Powwow grounds to the band office to raise awareness on the issue of MMIWG2S+.

Walk for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Two Spirit plus held in M’Chigeeng — Walkers travel from the M’Chigeeng Powwow grounds to the band office to raise awareness on the issue of MMIWG2S+.

M’CHIGEENG—Red Dress Day was observed on May 5 and across Turtle Island communities came together to observe a National Day of Awareness in Canada dedicated to honouring the lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirited-plus.

Steven Debassige, a member of M’Chigeeng 91��˵��, was dismayed when he discovered that there did not seem to be much going on in his home community connected to the event.

“Wiikwemkoong is doing a lot, he said, “but there did not seem to be anything in our own community.” He noted that M’Chigeeng is still reeling from the disappearance of Juanita Migwans and what happened to Grace Ranger in Sudbury.