From May 1 to May 7, National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Week (M.M.I.W) is a national call to action in honor of missing and murdered Indigenous women. During this week, it is time to stand up for Native families and relatives who are left behind.
24% of Indigenous Americans and Alaskan Natives have a disability, compared with 19% in the general population. Many are either unserved or underserved, which exacerbates the disproportionately higher occurrences of violence against them because of the intersections between genocide, colonization, and violence against women. Missing and murdered Indigenous women and their families deserve justice and it is increasingly important that non-Natives learn more about the MMIW crisis facing the Indigenous community in Wisconsin.
How can you participate?
- Read the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center’s 2023 National Week of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women information page for resources and a calendar of virtual events to participate in and learn more about the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women crisis.
- Read the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center’s Advocacy in Action: 6-Point Action Plan here.
- Join Wisconsin’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force on May 5 from 12pm – 2pm for the Maehkīw Enāhpes Red Dress – 2nd Annual Wrap Around at the Wisconsin State Capitol.
- Event Schedule:
- 12:00pm – Gather, Prayer, Song
- 12:15pm – Speakers, Families, Survivors
- 1:00pm – Wrap Red Around the Capitol
- 1:45pm – Wāēwāēnen, Sendoff, Song
- Event Schedule: