A newly-released report brings to light more than 500 stories of missing and slain indigenous women and girls in cities across the U.S.
There is a lack of data on the ongoing crisis of missing and slain Indigenous women and girls, which contributes to a false perception that the issue does not impact American Indian and Alaska Native women living off of reservations.
A newly released report from the Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) aims to change that.
During a community discussion hosted by the George Washington University AT&T Center for Indigenous Politics and Policy (CIPP) at the Multicultural Student Services Center (MSSC) on Thursday, the study’s lead researchers presented a snapshot of the missing indigenous women crisis in urban Indian communities and the challenges they faced in collecting this data.
The event took place during the Native American Heritage Celebration at GW, sponsored by MSSC, which promotes the values and traditions of American Indian and Alaska Native people through cultural events and educational programming throughout November.
Elizabeth Rule, assistant director of CIPP and a member of the Chickasaw nation, said that this report is a fundamental data resource that sheds light on the critical issue of missing and slain women, which is affecting indigenous communities nationwide.
“We honor these women, and we honor their families, they are the reason we’re here,” Ms. Rule said. “Today, in this space as well as beyond, we will continue to remember them, to advocate for justice, to fight to ensure that data is decolonized, and their stories are told.”
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