Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit Awareness Day

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit (MMIWG2S) Awareness Day is on May 5, 2026.

The day honours and brings awareness to the thousands of Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people who have faced disproportionate violence in Canada.

The 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action report identified 94 steps to address the legacy of residential schools in Canada. Call to Action 41 addresses the violence toward Indigenous women and girls and calls for a public inquiry into the crisis. Although complete, Call to Action 41 has an ongoing action plan to deliver 231 calls to justice that need to be tracked and reported on.

Call to Action 41

We call upon the federal government, in consultation with Aboriginal organizations, to appoint a public inquiry into the causes of, and remedies for, the disproportionate victimization of Aboriginal women and girls. The inquiry’s mandate would include:

• Investigation into missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls.
• Links to the intergenerational legacy of residential schools.

More resources

Continue educating yourself on MMIWG2S, Truth and Reconciliation and the calls to action by visiting the following resources:

• Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
• Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
• Indigenous relations at the City of Mississauga
• National MMIWG2S Awareness Day