On November 26th, President Trump signed an executive order instituting a task force on missing and murdered American Indians and Alaskan Natives—an ongoing and complex issue—which will be funded by the Department of Justice. This seems to be a significant turn-around from last year’s infamous debacle. November is known as...
While violence against women plagues many communities across the country and around the world, the Native American indigenous groups in North America are particularly hard struck by this devastating problem. Missing and murdered indigenous women (MMIW) present some of the highest statistics for violence and death in these areas. The...
Contemporary Native Americans face many issues today, which include Impoverishment and Unemployment Violence against Women and Children Native Americans are Less Educated Poor Quality Housing Inadequate Health Care Unable to Exercise Voting Rights Native Language is Becoming Extinct Limited Financial Institutions in the Native Communities Natural Resources Exploitation Contemporary Native...
“This weekend was really not like anything I’ve ever done or ever felt before,” she said after her last race. “It’s the first time I ran for anyone other than myself. … This is the first time I’ve ever made a scene and not been apologetic.” -Rosalie Fish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sICFZ-8Ohh0 Rosalie...
June 1st, Gabriel Ayala posted to his Facebook page photos of him on the Diamondback baseball field at Chase Field in Phoenix AZ. He was asked to sing the National Anthem and at the end flipped his guitar to raise awareness for MMIW. "When I was done performing the National...
A new television series Taken brings focus to the many missing and murdered Indigenous women throughout Canada. The series is hosted by Lisa Meeches and each episode focuses on a different woman's story. Click the link below to see more info on the series and where to tune in. About...
A new documentary is in the works to highlight and bring attention to the missing and murdered indigenous women of First Nations Canada. With over 4,000 cases, Saldana feels that a film like this deserves as much attention as we can get. “If this exact same story were being told...
Never Forget - The Stolen - Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women From Wikipedia The exact number of Indigenous women and girls who have gone missing or have been murdered in Canada since the 1970s is uncertain, with estimates ranging from approximately 1,000 to nearly 4,000.[8] In response to activists, the Canadian...
Jesse James White who is Hunkpapa/Lakota won the first horse race of the night and brought attention in his victory to the issue of our missing and murdered indigenous women. His shirt bore a message about it and even in interviews afterward talked of the women and of the genocide....
NowThis recently interviewed 16-year-old Amaia Marcos (Oglala Lakota) at the 2018 Women’s March, where she was raising awareness of violence against indigenous women. “We’re taken advantage of all the time and we’re done. We’re sick of it," Marcos stated. “Our Auntie went missing a while ago and so we haven’t...