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Red dress vigil held in Chatham her. Instead she became a leader and healer, working in various capacities First Nation elder and – including Canada’s prisknowledge keeper The- ons – to help Indigenous resa Sims says she could women find their way have easily become one back to true power. “ Wo m of the thouen are the sands of “I was choked until I backbone Missing and M u r d e r e d passed out. “Then they who carry Indigenous threw me in an alley on the strength of commuW o m e n top of a pile of trash.” nity,” Sims and Girls - Theresa Sims told the in Canada gathering. (MMIWG). As a 14-year-old walk- “Women are touched by ing home from school, she Creator to create life. “They are the heart of was attacked and raped by members of the high Mother Earth.” Sims, a member of the school football team. “I was choked until I Six Nations of the Grand passed out,” Sims said. River, was among those “Then they threw me in who shared their stories an alley on top of a pile of and songs at Chatham’s first-ever trash. “I was al- “Women are the back- Red Dress Vigil May 5. most one bone who carry the Held at the of those,” she added, strength of community. Bleak House King referencing Women are touched by on Street, the the nation’s Creator to create life. event coinM M I W G . They are the heart of cided with “It took me the Canaa month and Mother Earth.” da-wide Naa half to get - Theresa Sims tional Red my voice Dress Day held to honour back.” Sims, who has shared Indigenous women and her stories and knowledge girls who have been muracross Turtle Island, didn’t dered or gone missing. Continued on page 3 let the experience defeat By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com
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This mother and baby camel pose for a photo May 4 at the Thamesville area Meet and Greet at Johnny Quests. The animals were part of a petting zoo put on by Tiger Paw Exotics.
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