May 5th is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in the United States. Indigenous women, girls, trans and two-spirit+ people experience violence, sexual assault, go missing, and are murdered at the highest rates of any ethnic group.

May 3, 2024 · In 2021, President Biden issued a proclamation designating May 5th as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day. Several bills have also been introduced in Congress to address MMIP and the related issues of …

SAVE THE DATES - The Yurok Tribe is proud to announce the 3rd Annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous People ("MMIP") Summit is scheduled for February 25th-26th, 2025 and would like to invite all Indigenous People and our allies to participate.

What is the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People/Women Crisis? For many reasons steeped in historical and generational trauma, Native and Indigenous communities in America and Canada experience higher rates of violence and violent crimes than other groups of people.

4 days ago · May 5 marks National Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Day. California continues to rank among the states with the highest number of unresolved MMIP cases. To honor and raise awareness during this important time, the California Native American Legislative Caucus—led by Chair Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino)—will ...

Today, May 5 th, is the National Day of Awareness for Missing or Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP). MMIP requires coordination at all levels (Tribal, local, state, national) for prevention and intervention.

5 days ago · Salem, OR — On Saturday, Governor Tina Kotek issued a proclamation declaring May 5th as Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day. “For far too long, the unsolved deaths and disappearances of Indigenous persons, especially women, have not seen justice,” Governor Kotek said.

Some of the new federal prosecutors were participating in MMIP Awareness Day events. From the Arizona state capitol to a cultural center in Albuquerque and the Qualla Boundary in North Carolina, marches, symposiums, art exhibitions and candlelight vigils were planned for May 5, which is the birthday of Hanna Harris, who was only 21 when she was ...

On Friday, May 3, 2024, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (NHBP), Pokagon Band of Potawatomi and the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians will host the third March for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) through downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, to observe National MMIP Awareness Day, which is officially on ...

May 2, 2024 · Sunday, May 5 is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day and serves as an opportunity to raise awareness, honor the countless lives that have been lost and address violence against Indigenous communities – particularly women and girls.