Red dresses hanging from trees blew in the wind Saturday as about 100 people gathered in Charlottetown's Victoria Park to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirited people.

Family members grieving the loss of a loved one share their story, and write messages on a red dress, a widely recognized symbol of the movement.

Models in uniquely designed red dresses are taking to the runway in British Columbia this weekend to make a powerful fashion statement about missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people.

Canada and Manitoba are launching a pilot alert program — similar to an Amber Alert — that will send out emergency messages when an Indigenous woman or girl goes missing.