In 2024, the Manitoba government announced on Red
Dress Day (May 5) the creation of this new endowment fund that will extend
tangible, culturally responsive, trauma-informed support to children and
families of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirited
folks.
The Manitoba Government will work with MMIWG2S+ families, a Matriarch Circle and community partners including Indigenous-led organizations to develop the program, such as grant eligibility and distribution guidelines. Grants are expected to be available sometime in 2025.
