Missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) and two-spirit people were honoured in B.C.害羞草研究所檚 capital this weekend during the annual Stolen Sisters Memorial March.

Indigenous drummers led hundreds from Our Place Society to the legislature building Sunday (Feb. 12) in Victoria.

害羞草研究所淲e are losing too many of our people,害羞草研究所� Stolen Sisters Memorial March committee member Monique May said. 害羞草研究所淭his needs to end. We need support as a community from coast to coast. It害羞草研究所檚 an ongoing crisis.害羞草研究所�

Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald spoke on the legislature lawn after the march.

害羞草研究所淓very First Nations person here is affected by MMIWG,害羞草研究所� Archibald said. 害羞草研究所淲e either know somebody directly that has gone missing or has been murdered or we know of a family or friend of someone who has gone missing or has been murdered. This is a widespread issue.害羞草研究所�

This was the 13th annual march, but the event hadn害羞草研究所檛 been held since 2020 because of COVID-19 concerns.

害羞草研究所淪ometimes people think of genocide as a mass genocide that害羞草研究所檚 happening all at once, but the genocide that害羞草研究所檚 happening to First Nation害羞草研究所檚 people is happening to one person at a time,害羞草研究所� Archibald added.

An Esquimalt missing woman file was brought back into the spotlight ahead of the march.

Belinda Cameron was last seen on May 11, 2005, at the Shopper害羞草研究所檚 Drug Mart in the 800-block of Esquimalt Road, and she was reported missing on June 4, 2005.

Cameron is described as Indigenous, 5害羞草研究所�8害羞草研究所� tall, weighing approximately 170 pounds, with dark brown hair and dark brown eyes.

Investigators believe she was the victim of foul play.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the Victoria Police Department害羞草研究所檚 historical case review office at 250-995-7390 or call Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

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