'No More Stolen Sisters' - Red Dress Display at LaBoiteaux Woods

Cincinnati Parks' LaBoiteaux Woods is proud to partner with the Greater Cincinnati Native American Coalition and the Library Foundation of Cincinnati & Hamilton County to display a Red Dress installation (1 of over 25 installations throughout greater Cincinnati) to bring awareness to the national crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. An informative display with signage is located on the back porch of the nature center from October 12 - November 30. For further information, reach out to Greater Cincinnati Native American Coalition at gcnacoalition@gmail.com. Red Dress display and information are located on the back porch of the nature center, please walk around the building to access the display. 

What is the Red Dress Movement?

The display of red dresses symbolizes the absence of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW). Many say red is the only color that spirits can see, and they wear it so that the souls of those they’ve lost can be with them. The movement started in 2011 and has traveled all over North America. MMIW is also a movement that advocates for the end of violence against Native women. It seeks to draw attention to the high rates of disappearances and murders of Native people, particularly women and girls. These crimes are largely unpublicized and unsolved.

#MMIW Artwork by Maddie Lamb