Iqaluit march for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls pays homage to Nunavut victims

Iqaluit march for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls pays homage to Nunavut victims

Angel Ootova was just 9-years-old when her mom died in a domestic violence incident in Iqaluit, while Angel and her brother were in Pond Inlet.

Iqaluit march for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls pays homage to local victims

Angel Ootova was just 9-years-old when her mom died in a domestic violence incident in Iqaluit, while Angel and her brother were in Pond Inlet. On May 5, Angel and 47 people marched from Iqaluit’s Four Corners intersection to Iqaluit Square in honour of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, known as Red Dress Day. “I’m here today in honour of my mom, who was murdered June 7, 2008 — 18 years ago — and I’m walking for my childhood best …