An artist is sending Prime Minister Stephen Harper sketches of missing or murdered aboriginal women
A Toronto artist is sending illustrations of missing and murdered aboriginal women to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Yesterday (January 5), Evan Munday sent out a message on Twitter that reads, “@pmharper Elaine Frieda Alook was 35 when she disappeared on May 11 outside Fort McMurray, Alberta. #MMIW”.
It was accompanied by the illustration above.
Today (January 6), he sent out a second. “@pmharper Danita Faith Bigeagle was 23 when last seen in Regina, Feb 2007. She has 2 children, Cassidy & Talon. #MMIW,” it reads.
@pmharper Danita Faith Bigeagle was 23 when last seen in Regina, Feb 2007. She has 2 children, Cassidy & Talon. #MMIW pic.twitter.com/YzuocAQjGn
— Evan Munday (@idontlikemunday) January 6, 2015According to earlier messages posted on Twitter, Munday plans to send the prime minister one illustration of a missing or murdered indigenous woman every day.
Over 1186 indigenous women have gone missing / been murdered in Canada since 1980. There have been outcries for public inquiry. #MMIW (1/3)
— Evan Munday (@idontlikemunday) January 5, 2015Our PM said an inquiry into the missing women 'isn’t really high on our radar.' So I'm trying a small thing to make it higher. #MMIW (2/3)
— Evan Munday (@idontlikemunday) January 5, 2015Starting on Jan 5, I'll tweet @pmharper an illustration of a missing or murdered indigenous woman daily. To adjust his radar. #MMIW (3/3)
— Evan Munday (@idontlikemunday) January 5, 2015According to an October 2014 RCMP report, there were 1,181 aboriginal women reported murdered or missing between 1980 and 2012.
"The total indicates that Aboriginal women are over-represented among Canada's murdered and missing women," it's stated there.
Munday has written he wants his illustrations to put the issue of murdered and missing aboriginal women higher on the prime minister’s radar.
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