A Manitoba-based initiative aimed at notifying the public when an Indigenous woman, girl, or two-spirit person goes missing is now moving to its second phase — implementation.

The Red Dress Alert — which has been described as similar to the Amber Alert program but with a more culturally appropriate system — is the subject of a 40-page report released Tuesday, calling for its Indigenous-led launch by next summer at the latest.

If approved by the province, the proposed framework includes a 24/7 call centre for families, friends and communities to report missing people. The accuracy of that information would then be assessed and shared with law enforcement, and a public alert would be issued through cellphones and in other forms of media.

The report says it’s extremely urgent that the pl

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