The Moose Hide Campaign, an Indigenous-led grassroots movement aimed at reconciliation and ending gender-based violence, is holding its 12th annual day of ceremony, fasting and action on May 11.
In Prince George, the Moose Hide Campaign will be acknowledged with a walk from noon to 1 p.m. with participants meeting at the main lobby of the provincial government building, 1011 Fourth Ave.
The Moose Hide campaign encourages Canadians to stand together to create a safer Canada for all women and children.
The Moose Hide Campaign is a B.C. Indigenous-led movement of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians from local communities, First Nations, governments, schools, colleges/universities and many other organizations.
The in-person Moose Hide Campaign Day Ceremony will be live streamed from Victoria. Additional walks and events are taking place in communities across B.C. along with Prince George, including Kamloops and Penticton.
"Although we are an Indigenous-led organization, it is a shared responsibility of all Canadians to step up to foster positive change through meaningful dialogue and action. It starts by shining a light on the issue and then helping Canadians understand how they can get involved to end gender-based violence and advance truth and reconciliation in Canada," Raven Lacerte, co-founder of the Moose Hide Campaign, said.
The Moose Hide Campaign is represented by a simple square of moose hide worn on the lapels of Canadians, including students, business and political leaders and others who have joined the cause to end violence against women and children.
In many Indigenous cultures, moose hide is considered good medicine. The moose hide pin is offered as a medicine for a social illness impacting all Canadians – domestic and gender-based violence against women and children, and particularly Indigenous women and children.
