North End bridge lined with red ribbons in memory of MMIW

A group of women gathered at the Indian & Mtis Friendship Centre Monday night to cut and hang red ribbons along the Salter Street bridge for missing and murdered indigenous women (MMIW).

Althea Guiboche, also known as the Bannock Lady, organized the gathering to raise awareness for the risks facing indigenous women in Winnipeg.

"I support the families in any way that I can and this is just another way to help," she said.

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The group focused on the Salter bridge because it joins the North End to Winnipeg's core, Guiboche said.

"I just want to put all the connecting points throughout the city across the bridge, across the North End, to bring together the community," she said.

Guiboche added she is hoping driverswill see the ribbons and reflect on all of the MMIW who have disappeared.

The group of women will place the remaining ribbons along other bridges across the city in the coming days.