Blood Tribe men to ‘walk in her shoes’

By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 1, 2024.

Blood Tribe men will be strutting their stuff in high heels to help raise funds for the Kainai Women’s Wellness Lodge.

The annual event “Walk in Her Shoes” domestic violence awareness walk will begin at 10 a.m. on Nov. 20, at the Multi Purpose Building in Standoff and will finish at the Chief Shot Both Sides Blood Tribe Administration Building.

Some prominent figures who have partnered with the Kainai Women’s Lodge, who will be strapping on their heels for the event, are Blood Tribe Police Service, Kainaiwa Children’s Services and Blood Tribe Recreation and Parks.

Doris Low Horn, manager of Kainai Women’s Wellness Lodge, says with November being family violence month across Canada, this is the 11th year they have hosted the event.

“Every year for the past 11 years we host a domestic violence walk, with the past five years we put a name to it calling it ‘Walk In Her Shoes,'” said Low Horn.

Low Horn added they hope the event brings awareness of domestic violence to the Blood Tribe Community as well as the surrounding communities.

“Family violence is alive and well in our communities and there is help, if you or you know someone who needs our support and services we are here,” said Low Horn.

According to Statistics Canada, there were 127,082 police reported victims of domestic violence in 2021 with women and girls representing two-thirds of the family violence victims.

After the walk, all participants are invited to a presentation held at the Chief Shot Both Sides Blood Tribe Administration building with guest speakers, a bagged lunch as well as T-shirts and door prizes.