Manitoba’s Red Dress Alert Aims to Protect Missing Indigenous Women and Girls
An Indigenous-led group in Manitoba has proposed a new alert system, the Red Dress Alert, to help find missing Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people. Modeled after an Amber Alert, it would focus on cases involving Indigenous communities. The push comes after years of frustration with current reporting methods that many say fail to protect vulnerable lives.
The organization behind the proposal, Giganawenimaanaanig, released its final report in November 2025. It highlighted deep flaws in how missing Indigenous women and girls are handled by authorities. Homicide rates for Indigenous women in Canada are six times higher than for non-Indigenous women, yet many families feel police responses are slow or culturally insensitive.
The proposed Red Dress Alert aims to fill a critical gap in Manitoba’s emergency response network. By prioritizing Indigenous leadership and cultural understanding, the system seeks to reduce delays in locating missing people. The government’s consideration of the plan marks a potential shift in how these cases are handled moving forward.
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