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On October 4 2025, families, survivors, and communities gather in circles to remember our loved ones who never came home. The Sisters in Spirit Vigils are not just events, they are sacred spaces where we honour the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals (MMIWG2S+). They are places of love, grief, resistance, and strength.
At the heart of every vigil are the families who carry stories of unimaginable loss, and the survivors who courageously share their truths. These vigils belong to them. By gathering, we lift up their voices, hold space for their healing, and promise that their loved ones will never be forgotten.
Sisters in Spirit began to name and remember those taken from us. Today, it has grown into a nationwide movement that refuses to let silence or inaction prevail. Each vigil adds to a chorus of voices demanding truth, justice, and safety for Indigenous women, girls, and gender-diverse people.
Across Canada, vigils take many forms: candlelight walks, red dress displays, songs, drumming, prayers, and moments of silence. Each one is an act of remembrance and a demand for justice. This webpage features information and resources to help you engage on Sisters in Spirit Vigils by:
Location: Athabasca Friendship Centre - Athabasca, AB
Date: Friday, October 3, 2025
Host: Athabasca Native Friendship Centre
Time: 3:30pm Presentation / 4:30pm Awareness Walk
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Host: Calgary 21st Annual Sisters in Spirit Vigil and March
Time: 10:30am March / 12:00pm Vigil
For more information:
https://facebook.com/events/s/21st-annual-sisters-in-spirit-/1691175991594461/
Location: Edmonton City Hall - Edmonton, AB
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Host: Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women
Time: 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Location: Lookout at the Harvest Table - Fort Vermilion, AB
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Host: Métis Association District 15
Time: 2:00pm
Location: City Hall - Lethbridge, AB (Marching from City Hall to Galt Gardens - Vigil Location)
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Host: Amnesty International Lethbridge / 19th Annual Sikoohkotoki-Lethbridge Sisters in Spirit March & Vigil
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
6:30pm - Welcome & gathering at City Hall (910 4th Ave South)
6:45pm - Street March to Galt Gardens via 4th Avenue & 5th Street South
7:00pm - 8:00pm - Vigil at Galt Gardens (Pergola), 3rd Avenue & 5th Street South
For more information: www.ailethbridge.com/events/sisters-in-spirit-2025
Facebook Event: Sikoohkotoki Sisters in Spirit March and Vigil
Location: Beatty Heritage House Park - 5002 51st St. Rimbey, AB
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Host: Rimbey Amnesty International Group 116
Time: 7:30pm
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Location: Kwulasulwut Garden to Tamagawa Garden - Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC
Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025
Host: Vancouver Island University Student Union
Time: 1:00pm
Contact: hyla.mcquaid@viusu.ca - Indigenous student representative Hyla McQuaid
Location: Allard Lew Forum, Room 101 - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Date: Friday, October 3, 2025
Host: Peter Allard School of Law
Time: 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Location: 2205 Otter Point Road (District of Sooke Parking Lot)
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Host: The 60s Scoop Legacy of Canada, the Walking Together Society, and the District of Sooke
Time: 10:00am
For more information, please contact: swswalkingtogether@gmail.com
Location: Grandview Park - Vancouver, BC
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Host: BC Native Women's Association
Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Location: Winnipeg Art Gallery Auditorium - 300 Memorial Blvd, Winnipeg, MB
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Host: Fireside Chat with MMIWG2S+
Time:
4:30pm Doors Open
5:00pm - 7:30pm Conversation
For more information, please contact:
Alaya McIvor: alayamcivor894@icloud.com
Melissa Robinson: mrobinson@manitobachiefs.com
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Location: Under One Sky Friendship Centre - Fredericton, NB
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Host: Indigenous Women of the Wabanaki Territories, Gignoo Transition House, and Under One Sky Friendship Centre
Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
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Location: Leon Cooper Memorial Park (across from the Labrador Friendship Centre - 49 Grenfell St., Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL)
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Host: Labrador Friendship Centre
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: First Light Centre for Performance and Creativity - St. John's, NL
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Host: First Light Centre for Performance and Creativity
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
For more information:
https://firstlightnl.ca/event/...
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Details on events in your community coming soon.
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Location: Nova Scotia Native Women's Association Resiliency Centre - 16 Tower Road, Millbrook, NS
Date: Friday, October 3, 2025
Host: Nova Scotia Native Women's Association
Time: 11:30am - 2:00pm
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Location: Online - Zoom
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Host: Amautiit Nunavut Inuit Women’s Association
Time: 1:00pm
For more information:
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Location: 20 Bredin Parkway - Orangeville, ON
Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025
Host: Family Transition Place - Take Back the Night and Sisters in Spirit March
Time: 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Location: Parliament Hill - Ottawa, ON
Date: Friday, October 3, 2025
Host: Kokums of Sisters in Spirit
Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm
For more information:
https://facebook.com/events/s/kokums-of-sisters-in-spirit/1905115720337331/
Location: 500 University Ave. - Orillia, ON
Date: Friday, October 3, 2025
Host: Lakehead Orillia Office of Indigenous Initiatives
Time: 6:00pm
For more information, please contact:
Location: Downtown St. Catharines, ON
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Host: Niagara Catholic District School Board
Time:
7:00am - Sunrise Gathering at Willowbank School of Restoration (Queenston)
10:30am - Meet at St. Catharines City Hall (50 Church St.)
11:00am - Welcoming & Drumming
11:30am - Walk to St. Barnabas Church (33 Queenston St.)
Location: The Spirit Garden Marina Park - Thunder Bay, ON
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Host: Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Time: 7:30am - 8:30am
For more information, please contact:
Karissa Michano: kmichano@nan.ca
Location: The Grove - 900 King St., London, ON (Building located on left side of entrance at Gateway Casinos London)
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Host: MMIW Community Gathering - Singing, Market, Food
Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Location: Ganohkwasra Healing Centre - 1781 Chiefswood Road, Ohsweken, ON
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Host: Sonhatsiwa Sexual Violence Healing Centre
Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm
Location: University of Toronto Mississauga Campus Recreation, Athletics and Wellness Centre - All Nations Powwow
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Host: UTM Indigenous Centre
Time: 12:00pm - 5:00pm, Grand Entry at 12:00pm
Location: NWRCT / Allen Gardens - Toronto, ON
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Host: Native Women's Resource Centre of Toronto
Time:
3:00 - 4:00pm Meet at NWRCT for the Feast & Sign Making
4:15pm March to Allen Gardens
Location: Dieppe Park - Windsor, ON
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Host: SOAHAC-Windsor
Time: 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Sioux Lookout Town Beach, Sioux Lookout, ON
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Host: Sioux Lookout Violence Against Aboriginal Women Committee (VAAC)
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm (ET)
Location: N'Amerind Friendship Centre (260 Colborne St. London, ON)
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Host: N'Amerind Friendship Centre
Time: 7:00pm
For more information, call 519-614-3921
Location: Fort William First Nation Community Centre, Thunder Bay, ON
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Host: Ontario Native Women's Association (ONWA)
Time: TBD
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Details on events in your community coming soon.
Not seeing your event listed? Please reach out to mmiwg@nwac.ca to share your community event.
Details on events in your community coming soon.
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Location: Gather at LLRIB Office Parking Lot to March to LLRIB Urban Reserve - Regina, SK
Date: Friday, October 3, 2025
Host: Pipiwan Wellness Centre
Time: 10:30am
For more information:
https://pwcprograms.com/sisters-in-spirit-awareness-walk/
Location: RCMP Heritage Centre and Place of Recognition - Regina, SK
Host: RCMP Heritage Centre and Place of Recognition
Time: Gathering 3:00pm / 4:30pm
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Location: Meeting at RCMP Detachment to March to Rotary Peace Park's MMIWG2S+ Monument - Whitehorse, YK
Date: Friday, October 3, 2025
Host: Yukon Aboriginal Women's Association
Time: 12:00pm
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Financial support for the NWAC 2025 Sisters in Spirit Campaign has been generously provided by Sephora Canada and the MakeWay Foundation.
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