Posted: May 05, 2021 5:34 PM MT | Last Updated: May 5
Instead of a solidarity walk, prayers, an elder s blessing and an event involving families of the missing and murdered, this year s MMIWG was scaled back and replaced by the hanging of banners and a vehicle procession.(Contributed by Terri-Lynn Fox)
After months of planning a sacred day of remembrance, Terri-Lynn Fox, the director of the Blood Tribe s wellness program, was advised to postpone the ceremony that is normally held on May 5. When I received the final word from the CEO [of the Blood Tribe Department of Health], I actually had to just shed a few tears. Fox said.