the group is one of many organizations in canada, including in saskatchewan, that are recognizing the national day of remembrance and action on violence against women . the day is held in remembrance of 14 women who were gunned down by a man on dec. 6, 1989 at ecole polytechnique in montreal.
for lacerte and her father, who are behind the moose hide campaign, the issue is one their british columbia community knows well . numerous indigenous women have disappeared or been found murdered along the “highway of tears,” a 724-kilometre stretch of the yellowhead highway.
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