'The Wolastoq is healing': Red Dress Day in Fredericton

This is part of a series called Ann's Eye, featuring the work of Ann Paul, a Wolastoqey content creator. You cansee more Ann's Eye pieces by clicking here.

Red is a sacred colour, Ann Paul says.

"When we wrap our sacred items they are in red. We are all sacred, so we wrap ourselves in red."

There was a sea of red along the Wolastoq(St.John River) in Fredericton on May 5 for Red Dress Day, a day to grieve and honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

WATCH | A sea of red along the river:

Ann's Eye: Red Dress Day on the Wolastoq

5 months ago

Duration 1:36

Marchers gathered along the Wolastoq in Fredericton for Red Dress Day on Sunday, May 5. The day is meant to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and to create space for their loved ones to heal.

Ann Paul marched alongside others in support of Red Dress Day. Watch the video and scroll through the photos to see what she saw.

Ann's Eye

Photographer Ann Paul brings an Indigenous lens to stories from First Nations communities across New Brunswick.Click hereor on the image below to see more of her work.