In 2019, the City of Brampton passed a motion which endorsed:
- The Calls to Action in the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission's final report
- The Calls to Justice in the 2019 National Inquiry into MMIWG final report.
This motion also includes the development of a meaningful engagement strategy, working closely with The Indigenous Network, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, the Region of Peel and the Peel District School Board.
Learning from the findings and recommendations of national reports on MMIWG2S, the City will use them as frameworks to encourage important conversations, educate the community and take meaningful action to address these forms of ongoing violence.
In 2023, the City of Brampton declared gender-based and intimate partner violence an epidemic.
By creating this installation, the City is calling attention to the impacts of colonization, racism, and violence on Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people, their families and their communities.