This year’s annual Circle Gathering to commemorate the lives of missing and murdered indigenous women was much larger than in the past.
It was an emotional event. A bereaved mother from Alderville spoke movingly of the loss of her daughter.
Mr. Fox returned from Toronto to tell those gathered about his daughter who was thrown to her death from a Toronto high-rise building. A man remarkable for his compassion and forgiveness, he stated that he is not seeking revenge. His daughter was always an embodiment of love and caring. Fox believes only love can heal our world and end the current blight of racism and violence.
All the speakers called for a federal investigation into the deaths and expressed their hope that after October 19, we will have a government that values women and takes measures to protect them, which could include self-defense training and public transportation from reserves to urban centres.
If this situation concerns you, plan to attend a circle gathering at St. Andrews Church on Tuesday, October 13 at 7PM. Native activists, Patrick Etherington and Frances Whiskeychan, will speak of their
commitment to this cause which has inspired them to walk many miles across the country informing people about this national disgrace and generating support for a long-overdue investigation.