May 16th proclaimed Moose Hide Campaign Day in Dawson Creek

DAWSON CREEK, B.C. — The City of Dawson Creek has proclaimed May 16th, 2024, as Moose Hide Campaign Day. 

According to the proclamation, the campaign is an indigenous-led grassroots movement to stand up against violence against women and children. 

Participation in the Moose Hide Campaign is a concrete action for all citizens to address the legacies of colonization, residential schools and the reality of more than 1,200 missing or murdered women in Canada. 

The campaign aligns with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to Action, and the calls for Justice of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG2S+). 

The Moose Hide Campaign was founded along the ‘Highway of Tears’ in British Columbia in response to injustices and violence faced by many women and children in Canada. 

The campaign was held virtually for the first time on February 11th, 2021, when more than 80,000 people from across the country registered for the online to end violence against women and children.

The proclamation can be viewed below: