of the Nova Scotia Native Women's Association in 2017. Outside of attending to her duties as NWAC's president, Lorraine splits her time between her career and speaking on Mi’kmaw culture in schools and at public events. She is an artisan and a volunteer in her church and at the local elementary school. Projects Involvement for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls One of NWAC's main projects is to end violence against Indigenous women. Events in the honour of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls NWAC participated in or created different events in the memory of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, such as: On October 4, 2006, the first candlelight Sisters in Spirit Vigils was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, to honor the memory of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Since 2006, candlelights vigils have been organized every year on October 4. On March 31, 2010, NWAC created the "Knowledge to Action" Day. The name of the event speaks for itself since its main goal was to exchange knowledge about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The organization invited expert on the subject (researchers, policy makers, community members...) to have a discussion on the subject, with the aim of moving forward. The work of NWAC for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls The Sisters in Spirit campaign The Sisters in Spirit campaign was an initiative primarily of three organizations: Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC), Amnesty International and KAIROS. It was created in 2005 and is run by Indigenous women. The aim of Sisters in Spirit is to drive research and raise awareness on the issue of violence and victimization against Aboriginal women in Canada. The federal government having decided to stop funding the Sisters in Spirit campaign in 2010, the campaign ended in the same year. Corbiere Lavell, one of NWAC's former presidents, said to the Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA): "This message is not simply about funding, but about engaging the people impacted by violence against Aboriginal women and more specifically, creating the opportunity for families who lost loved ones to have their voices heard". From 2005 to 2010, Sisters in Spirit documented 582 cases of missing and/or murdered Indigenous women and girls over a span of twenty years. The purpose of the Sisters in Spirit Vigils is to both provide support to the families of missing and murdered Indigenous