Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Month

About this episode

The episode discusses resources and awareness efforts related to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Month.

May was Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Awareness Month. The American Indian Center joins Chairty and Kirstyn for a discussion of the resources the American Indian Center offers in the Springfield area, and what everyone can do to raise awareness about missing and murdered indigenous women. To find out more about The American Indian Center, check out their website: https://www.aicspringfield.org/ Related resources for further reading: Keetsahnak: Our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Sisters by Kim Anderson, Maria Campbell, and Christi Belcourt, Editors. Maze of Injustice: The failure to protect Indigenous women from sexual violence in the USA from Amnesty International https://www.amnesty.org/es/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/AMR510352007ENGLISH.pdf MMIW Resource Guide from Lakota People’s Law Project https://lakotalaw.org/news/2020-05-01/mmiw-resource-guide Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls from Urban Indian Health Institute https://www.uihi.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Missing-and-Murdered-Indigeno us-Women-and-Girls-Report.pdf Violence Against Women Resource Center – Key Statistics from National Congress of American Indians…

People in this episode

Guests: Chairty, Kirstyn

Topics covered

• Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
• Indigenous Rights
• Awareness Month
• Community Resources
• Violence Against Women
• Cultural Education

Keywords

• MMIP
• Indigenous women
• awareness
• resources
• violence
• community support
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Indian Center, Amnesty International, Lakota People’s Law Project, Urban Indian Health Institute, National Congress of American Indians

Books & works: Keetsahnak: Our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Sisters, Maze of Injustice: The failure to protect Indigenous women from sexual violence in the USA, The Truth Behind Canada’s Missing Girls, Bring Her Home

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