About this episode
Hilary Edwards discusses the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls movement and her dedication to raising awareness about this issue.
This episode of MoNA Moments is connected to the “Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Honoring Our Stolen Sisters” art exhibition, on view in Outside In Gallery at the Museum of Northwest Art until February 5, 2023. Curated by Pat Paul and Candice Wilson, this exhibition was created to remember, honor, and bring awareness to the thousands of Indigenous women and girls who go missing or are murdered each year. This podcast and the artwork in the exhibition represent the many tribes in Washington, Alaska, and British Columbia. In this episode, you will hear from Hilary Edwards, a member of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and descendant of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. After a social justice trip to Nepal focusing on ethical tourism and the prevention of human trafficking, Hilary learned of the then-grassroots movement of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. She dedicated a majority of her research work in law school to this very issue. Her lifelong goals are to continue bringing awareness to MMIWG and to provide a voice for our Indigenous relatives that are no longer with us and are still missing. This podcast uses the term Indigenous to refer to Native…
People in this episode
Guest: Hilary Edwards
Topics covered
- Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
- Indigenous rights
- social justice
- art exhibition
Keywords
- MMIWG
- Indigenous
- Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
- Tsleil-Waututh Nation
- human trafficking
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: MoNA Moments, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Places: Washington, Alaska, British Columbia, Nepal, the United States, Canada
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