Cassia Leadbitter, 3, looks on as hundreds of people take part in the third Our Women Are Sacred walk of reflection on Songhees-Esquimalt Nation land in Esquimalt, B.C., on Monday, May 5, 2025. The healing event is to raise awareness and honour sacred life givers, members of the 2SLGBTQIIA community and a remembrance for the (MMIW) Missing Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito