Mural of Indigenous Woman Vandalized on Red Dress Day in Chilliwack

Community rallies after mural depicting Chilliwack Stó:lō woman defaced

Community members in Chilliwack, B.C., say they feel unsettled after a beloved mural depicting a Stó:lō woman was splattered with black paint.

Mural of Indigenous woman vandalized on Red Dress Day in Chilliwack

Chilliwack City Council is speaking out after a mural of an Indigenous woman was defaced on Red Dress Day.

Chilliwack mural of Indigenous woman defaced with black paint - BC

It appears that buckets of black paint were thrown on the mural of Inez, a Stó:lō woman, early on Tuesday morning in Chilliwack.

Much-loved mural of local Indigenous woman defaced on Red Dress Day in Chilliwack

A much-loved mural of a local Stó:lō woman was defaced on Red Dress Day in Chilliwack, also known as the National Day of remembrance and activism honouring the lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People’s Day. The downtown mural featuring Inez Louis was splashed with buckets of dark paint and the letters MMIP on Tuesday, May 5, prompting a GoFundMe initiative to restore it back to the original, according to the …