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cbcnews Winnipeg football player Nick Wakos donned face paint in honour of missing and
murdered Indigenous women and girls during a recent tournament in California.
Wakos was the only Indigenous player from Canada to play in the second annual
Indigenous Bowl in Soboba, Calif., where Indigenous players from across the continent
gathered to train, practise and compete.
The 17-year-old from Sagkeeng First Nation decided to play with a black handprint on his
face covering his mouth, a symbol that has come to represent the huge rate of missing
and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada.
"I was able to take a stand, and have something to say, without [actually] having to say
anything," he said.
It's an issue that's dear to him, as he has known some of the women who have
disappeared or been killed.
"Everyone on the reserve and everyone at the game knew what the black face paint
meant," said Wakos.
(Photos: Reid Williams/NDNSPORTS) @cbcmanitoba](https://pics.astrologymemes.com/cbcnews-t-california-news-7c-cbcnews-california-news-7g-cbcnews-64632748.png)
