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SNARE is a visually powerful performance piece that addresses the brutality of violence against Indigenous women, highlighting the need for healing and understanding amidst condemnation from Amnesty International, inquiries in British Columbia, and a UN call for investigation, with a 1-minute version commissioned by the Stolen Sisters Digital Initiative and broadcasted nationwide.

Sherri-Lee Pike and her team present “Strengthening our Resilience” at The Guild’s stage, intertwining tales of abuse and healing, focusing on post-trauma strength and healing, especially for Indigenous women, following the character Raven down the “Red Road” to healing.

“The Ecstasy of Rita Joe” is a seminal work in Canadian drama, telling the tragic story of a young Indigenous woman’s quest for freedom from reserve life, facing racism, marginalization, and ultimately rape and murder, condemning the systemic brutality of colonialism that strips Indigenous peoples of their pride, traditions, and language.

“The Hours That Remain” tells the story of Denise, who is haunted by visions of her missing sister Michelle as she searches for answers, highlighting the enduring impact of missing Aboriginal women in Canada on families and communities.

“The Last Dance” is a theatre piece dedicated to MMIW by Brenda Yvonne Wallace. It tells the story of a young expecting mother who struggles to not become another statistic of MMIW.

Inspired by her full-length work “The Red Road Block,” Fox offers an abridged version titled “The Missing,” exploring murdered Indigenous women and girls through the lens of those left behind, with a focus on the community’s grief and the awakening of those who overlooked the issue’s seriousness.

“The Unnatural and Accidental Women” is a play by Marie Clements reimagining the murders of 10 middle-aged Indigenous women by a serial killer in Vancouver during the 1980s.

Dallas read his poem, which honours and remembers Indigenous women, for Black Coffee Poet.