Full Moon Memory Walk
The Full Moon Memory Walk is an annual memorial walk in Thunder Bay held to raise awareness about missing and murdered Anishinaabe women.[1]
The event was first held in 2005 during the full moon in September. As of November 2022, the walk is organized annually by Sharon Johnson with assistance from other women in memory of her sister, Sandra Johnson.[1]
The name appears in the Lakehead University Alumni Spotlight profile of Sharon Johnson.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- September 2014: The tenth annual walk took place on September 9, 2014, to honor missing and murdered Indigenous women in Thunder Bay. The event was established in 2005 to remember Sandra Kaye Johnson, whose body was found on the Neebing-McIntyre Floodway in 1992. The 2014 route began at City Hall and traveled along Simpson Street and the Pacific Avenue Bridge.[2]
- November 2014: This event is organized by Sharon Johnson to remember Sandra Kaye Johnson and other missing and murdered women. It serves as a public reminder of the ongoing spirit and humanity of victims whose cases remain unsolved.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tragedy made Sharon Johnson a Powerful Community Activist", Lakehead University Alumni Spotlight, 16 November 2022 (archived copy; original page).
- ↑ "Full Moon Memory Walk honours missing and murdered women", Anishinabek News, 15 September 2014 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Stolen sisters – silent screams?", Anishinabek News, 20 November 2014 (archived copy; original article).