Evan Munday has a long, drawn-out journey ahead of him.

Since Jan. 5, the part-time illustrator has been sketching and inking portraits of Canada鈥檚 missing and murdered aboriginal women and tweeting them to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

The Toronto-based artist said he was inspired to scour the list of nearly 1,200 women after hearing the prime minister say the issue 鈥渨asn鈥檛 high on his radar.鈥�

Along with his sketches, Munday is also sending Harper the name of each woman and the date she disappeared or was found dead.

At a pace of one illustration per day, Munday鈥檚 ambitious project will be slow going.

"The really grim idea is that this could take over three years,鈥� he said. 鈥淵ou could draw a different woman every day and not be done for three years.鈥�

"So the idea is to raise the issue on his radar,鈥� Munday said.

Munday said he sees his portraits as an 鈥渆xtended moment of silence鈥� for the victims and considers it a way to put his talents to use for an issue he鈥檚 passionate about. He undertook a similar project in December when he drew the 14 victims of the Ecole Polytechnique massacre.

"I don't know how to do much besides draw, so I was like, I'll illustrate each of these women and try to do kind of a memorial tribute to each of these women and their lives,鈥� he said.

So far, each of his tributes has been shared hundreds of times on Twitter. Munday said some relatives of the women have begun sending him photos to use for his drawings.

And even if Harper never takes notice of his constant stream of tweets, Munday hopes his drawings still have an impact on the way the rest of the country considers the issue.

鈥淚f it hasn't made him more aware, I think it's hopefully made a lot of other Canadians aware."