Family-crafted quilt honours missing, murdered women and girls across B.C.
VICTORIA — A handmade quilt honouring the memories of British Columbia’s missing and murdered indigenous women and girls is helping their loved ones heal.
The colourful patchwork quilt unveiled at the legislature Tuesday is made up of 90 blocks crafted by families who have lost mothers, sisters, daughters and aunts.
Cheryl Casimer of the First Nations Summit said seeing the quilt for the first time took her breath away.
“There are way too many squares representing way too many of our families affected by this national tragedy,” Casimer said.