Collectively inciting hope and calling for action.
We invite you to join us in learning, amplifying, and taking action about the MMIW/R crisis.
Native women face murder rates up to 10x the national average.
There are currently over 5,500 missing or murdered Indigenous women and girls—and this is a conservative estimate.
Murder is the 3rd leading cause of death for Native Women.
The crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Relatives (MMIW/G/R) in the United States remains largely under the general public radar.
This epidemic has deep roots in white settler genocidal oppression, typified by encroachment on tribal sovereignty, a history of violence and devaluation of Native life, and a justice system that was never established to protect Indigenous people.
RESOURCES
These resources, which include educational materials, support networks, and advocacy organizations, seek to empower individuals and communities while protecting the rights and dignity of Native American victims and survivors.
An ongoing list of local actions that have been enunciated by our on-the-ground partners, as well as broader actions that can be taken to help bring attention, advocacy, and one day, an end to the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Relatives.
MONTANA
Attend a National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR) Training in your area. MMIP Billings offers going training in person and on Zoom. (More details coming soon!)
NORTH CAROLINA
Take a stand for the protection and justice of Indigenous women in North Carolina. Sign the petition for a MMIW North Carolina Task Force, and urge the NC General Assembly to act now.
COLORADO
Join the Office of the Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives as a Community Volunteer Advisory Board Member. APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP HERE
In December 2022, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) launched a Missing Indigenous Person Alert (similar to an AMBER alert). To receive live notification of Missing Indigenous Persons email: cdps_cbi_missing@state.co.us
A conversation ignited by WE RIDE FOR HER and featuring co-director Prairie Rose Seminole, Medicine Wheel Riders Lorna Cuny and Darlene Gomez, Not Invisible Act Commissioner and former North Dakota State Representative Ruth Buffalo, and actor/comedian and environmentalist Dallas Goldtooth, hosted by Level Forward’s Andrea Ambam. Traverse the origin story and journey of the Medicine Wheel Riders, and uncover the actions that all of us must take to disrupt the erasure and advocate for the end of violence against Native Women.
RIDE.
Join us, alongside the Medicine Wheel Riders, as we collectively incite hope and call for action.
Lifting up the powerful—and often silenced—stories of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Relatives is a critical step in creating meaningful change.
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