Gloria Burns, with the Ketchikan Indian Community, said last month's vandalism of a memorial to missing and murdered Indigenous people left her with a deep feeling of sorrow. She said it felt like an “intentional, almost vicious attack.”
Most of them disappeared before they were due to be taken down.
There were 60 garments hung as part of the installation. When staff went back to take them down late last month, about 48 of them were gone. “The theft of the dresses is a call to action,” the statement continued. “We need to work together to create a world where Indigenous women are safe and respected.”
Gloria Burns is Ketchikan Indian Community’s vice president and the chair of the social services committee.
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