The Zonta Club of Marquette is partnering with the Northern Michigan University Native American studies program to create The Red Dress Display at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. The display is an art installation that is part of an awareness campaign created by artist Jaime Black in 2010 to bring attention to the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada. In the photo at left Zonta members Darlene Kyto, left, Lucille Contois, Molly Roussin, Alexandra Eisenberger and Joan Nystom pose with the finished Red Dress Display. Above right, Zonta member Darcie Forslund hangs a dress at the Peter White Library. (Photos courtesy of Alexandra Eisenberger) The installation consists of red dresses, which are hung in public spaces to symbolize the women who have died or gone missing. The red color represents the bloodshed and violence against Indigenous women and girls. Project organizers hope to draw attention to the high rates of violence and the systemic factors that contribute to the issue, such as racism, poverty, and inadequate government response. Zonta members say the display is part of the club’s effort to support Native American Studies at NMU in their annual recognition of what they describe as a “great tragedy and injustice.” Native American Studies students program are creating Red Dress installations in various locations on campus while Zonta attempts to expand the awareness in the community at large.