The Moose Hide Campaign is an Indigenous-led grassroots movement that originated in British Columbia to combat violence against indigenous women and children in Canada.
This campaign began over 10 years ago by a father and daughter who were moose hunting along the Highway of Tears and felt connected to this area where many women have gone missing or been murdered.
Since that time, thousands of communities and organizations have taken part in the campaign. This year, the Men’s Fellowship Circle and in support with the Qalipu First Nation, held an event on the Majestic Lawn in Corner Brook on Thursday, May 16. The event included a free BBQ and distribution of moose hide pins.
The squares of moose hide are worn as visible tokens of a personal pledge to respect, honor and protect women and children and to be an active participant in addressing and preventing gender-based violence.
More information on this campaign can be found on the website: https://moosehidecampaign.ca/
Ernest Green, a member of the Men’s Fellowship Circle bringing greetings. Ernest brought to light some stats that demonstrated why we bring awareness to this important topic.
- Indigenous women are killed at 6 times the rate of non-indigenous women.
- Spousal violence of indigenous women is 3x higher then non-indigenous women.
- 1 in 2 women in Canada have experienced at least one incident of physical or sexual violence since the age of 16.
Reference: https://moosehidecampaign.ca/issue/ - A woman or girl is murdered every two and a half days in Canada.
