Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women #MMIW – News

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Lauren Chief Elk-Young Bear

• Chief Elk-Young Bear, Lauren. “There is no ‘We’: V-Day, Indigenous women and the myth of shared gender oppression.” Model View Culture, Feb. 3, 2014. https://modelviewculture.com/pieces/there-is-no-we-v-day-indigenous-women-and-the-myth-of-shared-gender-oppression
• “Editor-in-Chief Tanaya Winder interviews Save Wiyabi, Co-Founder Lauren Chief Elk.” As/Us Journal, Feb. 14, 2013.  https://asusjournal.org/v-day-issue/lauren-chief-elk-save-wiyabi-co-founder/
• Chief Elk, Lauren. “The missing women you don’t hear about: How the media fails Indigenous communities.” Salon, Feb. 14, 2014. https://www.salon.com/2014/02/14/the_missing_women_you_dont_hear_about_how_the_media_fails_indigenous_communities/
• Schaffer, Jennifer. “We spoke to Lauren Chief Elk, the woman behind #GiveYourMoneytoWomen, about the power of cold hard cash.” Vice, Aug. 1, 2015. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8gkxd5/give-your-money-to-women-its-simple-284

Congressional Hearing on MMIW – March 2019

• Native News Online Staff. “Rep. Haaland taking historic steps to address epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women.” NativeNewsOnline.net, March 14, 2019. https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/rep-haaland-taking-historic-steps-to-address-epidemic-of-missing-murdered-indigenous-women/
• Rickert, Levi. “Compelling testimony give [sic] at Congressional hearing on missing and murdered Indigenous women.” NativeNewsOnline.net, March 15, 2019. https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/compelling-testimony-give-at-congressional-hearing-on-missing-murdered-indigenous-women/

Jordan Marie Brings Three White Horses Daniel [runner]

• Jordan Marie Brings Three White Horses Daniel’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nativein_la/
• Dutch, Taylor. “She ran Boston with ‘MMIW’ painted on her body for the missing women the world ignored.” Runner’s World, April 25, 2019. https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a27269729/mmiw-boston-marathon-advocacy-indigenous-women/

Drag the Red [Winnipeg]

• Beaumont, Hilary. “Drag the Red: Meet the volunteers searching for bodies in Winnipeg’s Red River.” Vice, Sept. 10, 2015. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/dp5dnv/drag-the-red
• “Drag the Red searchers start 3rd season while boats remain landlocked.” CBC, July 12, 2017. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/drag-the-red-3rd-season-1.4202544
• “Film documents emotional weight of dragging the Red River for missing loved ones.” Windspeaker, May 16, 2017. http://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/film-documents-emotional-weight-of-dragging-the-red-river-for-missing-loved-ones/
• Grabish, Austin. “Drag the Red searchers get grim lesson on finding, identifying bones.” CBC, June 17, 2017. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/drag-the-red-bones-1.4166029
• Hoffman, Kristy. “Drag the Red sets out on new boat to search fast-moving waters.” CBC, July 18, 2016. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/drag-the-red-winnipeg-manitoba-missing-and-murdered-1.3684855

General

• “7 States Step Up Efforts To Fight Violence Against Indigenous Women.” NPR, 23 July 2019. https://www.npr.org/2019/07/23/743659569/7-states-step-up-efforts-to-fight-violence-against-indigenous-women
• Anderson, Rick. “A new law addresses epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women.” Crosscut, April 16, 2018. https://crosscut.com/2018/04/new-law-addresses-epidemic-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women
• Bellrichard, C. “‘Truths are piling up’: The legal and moral imperatives behind the MMIWG’s calls for justice.” CBC News, June 9, 2019. https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/mmiwg-inquiry-recommendations-legal-imperatives-1.5167345
• Bendery, Jennifer. “GOP tries to gut protections for Native women in Violence Against Women Act.” HuffPost, March 13, 2019. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/violence-against-women-act-native-american-tribes_n_5c8920ece4b0450ddae669b4
• Brewer, Graham Lee. “The crisis of murdered and missing Indigenous women.” High Country News, May 4, 2018. https://www.hcn.org/articles/indian-country-news-the-crisis-of-murdered-and-missing-indigenous-women
• Brown, Alleen. “Indigenous women have been disappearing for generations. Politicians are finally starting to notice.” The Intercept, May 31, 2018. https://theintercept.com/2018/05/31/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women/
• Brown, Toyacoyah. “This Native teen’s mission to help missing Indigenous women.” PowWows.com, Feb. 13, 2018. http://www.powwows.com/native-teens-mission-help-missing-indigenous-women/ 
• CBC News. “Winnipeg football player reps MMIWG face paint at U.S. tournament.” CBC News, July 5, 2019. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-football-player-reps-mmiwg-face-paint-1.5200850
• Chartrand, V. “Tears 4 Justice and the missing and murdered women and children Across Canada: An interview with Gladys Radek.” Radical Criminology 3, 2014. http://journal.radicalcriminology.org/index.php/rc/article/view/25/html
• Cook, Jesselyn and Himmelman, Isaac. “You probably never heard about these 500 missing and murdered women.” HuffPost, Nov. 14. 2018. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/missing-murdered-native-women_n_5beb0e48e4b044bbb1a99db0
• Crook, M. “Hay River woman honours MMIWG movement through photographs.” CBC News, June 29, 2019. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/mmiwg-hay-river-photos-1.5194976
• “CSKT to form missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls workgroup.” Char-Koosta News, Jan. 24, 2019. http://www.charkoosta.com/news/cskt-to-form-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls/article_00e904c0-200a-11e9-a42e-9b3dc17920bf.html
• Culbert, L. “U.S. turns to Canada for advice on missing and murdered Indigenous women.” Vancouver Sun, June 10, 2019. https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/u-s-turns-to-canada-for-advice-on-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women
• Culbert, L. “Indigenous women vulnerable to ‘man camps’: MMIWG report. So, what’s at stake with the pipeline approval?” Vancouver Sun, July 6, 2019. https://vancouversun.com/business/energy/mmiwg-report-says-indigenous-women-vulnerable-in-resource-towns-whats-at-stake-with-the-pipeline-approval?fbclid=IwAR2jPK2_y5BdZQuDZVx9vzG6NuJPbPDE4xhwTMmxN0u_r76XR2Ye2X6yrzk
• Dennis, C. “A new study on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls highlights challenges.” Nonprofit Quarterly, Nov. 21, 2018. https://nonprofitquarterly.org/a-new-study-on-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls-highlights-challenges/
• Ellwood, Lisa J. “The curiously different tales of violence against Indigenous women on both sides.” Indian Country Today, Feb. 10, 2016. https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/archive/the-curiously-different-tales-of-violence-against-indigenous-women-on-both-sides-SAgE3CPSdkWy0-5104Wkyg/
• Gray, Lucy Anna. “Forgotten women: The conversation of murdered and missing native women is not one North America wants to have – but it must.” The Independent, August 14, 2018. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/native-american-women-missing-murder-mmiw-inquiry-canada-us-violence-indigenous-a8487976.html?amp
• Gray, Lucy Anna. “‘She was decapitated a block from a police station’: Indigenous women are going missing and no one listens.” Independent, March 8, 2019. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/mmiw-native-american-women-canada-inquiry-savannas-act-missing-murdered-a8803996.html
• Hennig, C. “‘Bittersweet’ reaction to MMIWG inquiry deeming deaths and disappearances a genocide.” CBC News, May 31, 2019. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bitter-sweet-reaction-to-mmiwg-inquiry-1.5158632
• Holslin, P. “Native Injustice: Navajo researcher Moroni Benally invokes history to explain a current crime epidemic.” Salt Lake City Weekly [Utah], 23 July 2019. https://www.cityweekly.net/BuzzBlog/archives/2019/07/23/native-injustice
• Hopkins, Ruth. “Missing and murdered Indigenous women need your support.” Teen Vogue, Jan. 20, 2018. https://www.teenvogue.com/story/murder-and-missing-indigenous-women-need-your-support
• Hopkins, Ruth. “When missing and murdered Indigenous women hits home.” Teen Vogue, Sept. 11, 2018. https://www.teenvogue.com/story/when-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-epidemic-hits-home
• House, T. “Two Indigenous women getting close to completing epic journey across country.” APTN National News, July 5, 2019. https://aptnnews.ca/2019/07/05/two-indigenous-women-getting-close-to-completing-epic-journey-across-country/
• “Left for dead: Inside America’s coldest cases.” Reveal series of articles. https://www.revealnews.org/topic/left-for-dead/
• Lewis, H. “Five ways you can put the ‘calls for justice’ from the MMIWG report into action.” TVO, June 4, 2019. https://www.tvo.org/article/five-ways-you-can-put-the-calls-for-justice-from-the-mmiwg-report-into-action
• Martin, Nick. “Inside the fight for missing and murdered Indigenous women.” Splinter, April 8, 2019. https://splinternews.com/inside-the-fight-for-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-wo-1833325455
• Maxouris, C. “Thousands of killed or missing Indigenous women and girls are victims of a ‘Canadian genocide,’ report says.” CNN, June 3, 2019. https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/03/americas/canadian-genocide-indigenous-women-and-girls-report/index.html
• McLean, S. and Weisfeldt, S. “Why do so many Native American women go missing? Congress aiming to find out.” CNN, 9 April 2019. https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/09/us/native-american-murdered-missing-women/index.html
• “Media portrayals of missing and murdered Aboriginal women.” Media Smarts. http://mediasmarts.ca/diversity-media/aboriginal-people/media-portrayals-missing-and-murdered-aboriginal-women
• Mo, Kelsey. “‘Historical trauma’: Native communities grapple with missing and murdered women.” Cronkite News, March 7, 2019. https://www.abc15.com/news/state/historical-trauma-native-communities-grapple-with-missing-and-murdered-women
• Monet, Jenni. “At women’s marches, a spotlight on missing and murdered Indigenous women.” PBS NewsHour, Jan. 21, 2018. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/at-womens-marches-a-spotlight-on-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women
• Murphy, J. “Canadian national inquiry: Giving a voice to missing and murdered women.” BBC, June 3, 2019. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48274410
• “Native leaders bring attention to impact of fossil fuel industry on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.” Indigenous Environmental, May 5, 2019. https://www.ienearth.org/native-leaders-bring-attention-to-impact-of-fossil-fuel-industry-on-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls/
• Native News Online Staff. “Ponca Nation & Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes take the lead on MMIW billboard campaign in Oklahoma to support ‘NOT INVISIBLE ACT.'” Native News Online, May 16, 2019. https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/ponca-nation-cheyenne-and-arapaho-tribes-take-the-lead-on-mmiw-billboard-campaign-in-oklahoma-to-support-not-invisible-act/
• Native News Online Staff. “Native American Caucus leadership established for 116TH Congress.” Native News Online, Jan. 30, 2019. https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/native-american-caucus-leadership-established-for-116th-congress/
• Native News Online Staff. “Navajo Nation Council stands behind missing and murdered Indigenous women state bills.” Native News Online, March 2, 2019. https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/navajo-nation-council-stands-behind-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-state-bills/
• NICOA. “Inadequate data on missing, murdered Indigenous women and girls.” National Indian Council on Aging, Jan. 21, 2019. https://nicoa.org/inadequate-data-on-missing-murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls/
• NIWRC Policy Team. “Organizing a groundswell to end the injustice of murdered and disappeared Native women and girls.” Advocate! Beyond the Shelter Doors. http://bsd.niwrc.org/organizing-a-groundswell-to-end-the-injustice-of-murdered-and-disappeared-native-women-and-girls/
• “Not invisible: Missing and murdered Indigenous women.” Transatlantic Notes, May 4, 2018. https://transatlanticnotes.wordpress.com/2018/05/04/not-invisible-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-2018/
• Palmater, Pamela. “Foster care system one of the paths to murdered and missing Indigenous women.” CBC, Feb. 27, 2018. [also: Tina Fontaine] https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/opinion-foster-care-system-path-to-mmiwg-1.4552407
• Pember, Mary Annette. “Finding little help from the federal government, Tribes are making their own ways to fight trafficking.” Rewire, March 14, 2018. https://rewire.news/article/2018/03/14/finding-little-help-federal-government-tribes-making-ways-fight-trafficking/
• Pember, Mary Annette. “Mapping out missing and murdered Native women: ‘I would want my story to have meaning’.” Rewire, April 27, 2018. https://rewire.news/article/2018/04/27/mapping-missing-murdered-native-women-want-story-meaning/
• Pember, Mary Annette. “Missing and murdered: No one knows how many Native women have disappeared.” Indian Country Today, April 11, 2016. [First article in a series of three.] https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/news/native-news/missing-and-murdered-no-one-knows-how-many-native-women-have-disappeared/
• Pember, Mary Annette. “Sorrow like a river: Forcing the world to listen.” Indian Country Today, April 11, 2016. [Second article in a series of three.]  https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/news/native-news/sorrow-like-a-river-forcing-the-world-to-listen/
• Pember, Mary Annette. “On National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women, here’s what we don’t know.” Rewire, May 4, 2018. https://rewire.news/article/2018/05/04/national-day-awareness-missing-murdered-native-women-heres-dont-know/
• Pember, Mary Annette. “‘We all know someone’: Tribal community, advocates seek to honor missing and murdered Native American women.” Rewire, March 21, 2017. https://rewire.news/article/2017/03/21/know-someone-tribal-community-advocates-seek-honor-missing-murdered-native-american-women/
• “Red River Women.” BBC, April 9, 2015. https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32115683
• Salam, M. “Native American women are facing a crisis.” NY Times, April 12, 2019. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/12/us/native-american-women-violence.html
• “The search: Missing and murdered Indigenous women.” Al Jazeera, May 8, 2019. https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/faultlines/2019/05/search-missing-murdered-indigenous-women-190506132615795.html
• Sciarpelletti, L. “MMIWG an epidemic in U.S. as well as Canada, says North Dakota legislator.” CBC News, June 10, 2019. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mmiwg-an-epidemic-in-u-s-as-well-as-canada-says-north-dakota-legislator-1.5169003
• Secaira, M. “‘We’re literally invisible’: How better data could help advocates for missing or murdered Native women.” Crosscut, 23 July 2019. https://crosscut.com/2019/07/were-literally-invisible-how-better-data-could-help-advocates-missing-or-murdered-native?utm_source=crosscut-facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR3Au2Hcqzekr-nvEUFfv7GjGgJi_d9X3qDZGsidwl50Pfcsx0xOljK9YDs
• “This Native American teenager is trying to save missing Indigenous women.” Now This, Jan. 24, 2018. https://nowthisnews.com/videos/her/native-american-teenager-is-trying-to-save-missing-indigenous-women
• Upham, Lailani. “CSKT confronts missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls crisis head-on.” Char-Koosta News, Jan. 31, 2019. http://www.charkoosta.com/news/cskt-confronts-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls-crisis/article_6561efd0-258b-11e9-aab8-43944b6382c6.html
• Upham, Lailani. “MMIWG planning continues with public presentation on the near horizon.” Char-Koosta News, March 14, 2019. http://www.charkoosta.com/news/mmiwg-planning-continues-with-public-presentation-on-the-near-horizon/article_d4688d30-4692-11e9-ad95-a34df7828f24.html
• Wohlfeil, Samantha. “Native American women go missing at shocking rates; these women want to change that.” Inlander, February 8, 2018. https://www.inlander.com/spokane/native-american-women-go-missing-at-disproportionate-rates-these-women-are-working-to-change-that/Content?oid=7997576

Marita Growing Thunder (Fort Peck Assiniboine Sioux ) [student activist] – NEW to this guide

• Devlin, Vince. “Polson senior dresses to honor missing and murdered Indigenous women.” The Missoulian, Sept. 28, 2016. https://missoulian.com/news/local/polson-senior-dresses-to-honor-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women/article_1d185485-7413-5c34-a9c4-1ea31a5677c1.html
• Kickingwoman, Kolby. “Walking the walk, UM freshman to walk 80-miles across reservation for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.” The Missoulian, March 25, 2018. https://missoulian.com/news/local/walking-the-walk-um-freshman-to-walk–miles-across/article_1b117096-14ca-5815-9350-e10aaa5ab181.html
• Manning, Sarah Sunshine. “Walking With Marita Growing Thunder and the Young Revolutionaries Among Us.” TruthDig, March 30, 2018. https://www.truthdig.com/articles/walking-with-marita-growing-thunder-and-the-young-revolutionaries-among-us/
• Reilly, P. “Walkers cross Flathead reservation to raise awareness of missing, murdered Native women.” The Missoulian, March 28, 2019. https://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/walkers-cross-flathead-reservation-to-raise-awareness-of-missing-murdered/article_71b67493-ee02-5d6c-8adc-9527cda80ecb.html
• “Western Native Voice Community Spotlight: Marita Growing Thunder.” WORC, May 1, 2018. http://www.worc.org/western-native-voice-community-spotlight-marita-growing-thunder/

The Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act, H.R. 3977 (116th Congress)

• H.R. 3977: To amend the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 to extend the jurisdiction of tribal courts to cover crimes involving sexual violence, and for other purposes. GovTrack. https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hr3977
• Native News Online Staff. “Rep. Haaland introduces bill to bolster efforts to address missing and murdered Indigenous women crisis.” Native News Online, July 26, 2019. https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/rep-haaland-introduces-bill-to-bolster-efforts-to-address-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-crisis/
• Native News Online Staff. “Rep. Haaland leads historic bill to increase focus on missing and murdered Indigenous women.” Native News Online, May 2, 2019. https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/rep-haaland-leads-historic-bill-to-increase-focus-on-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women/

Not Invisible Act of 2019 (116th Congress)

• “Cortez Masto, Murkowski, Tester introduce legislation to address crisis of missing, murdered and trafficked Native women.” Lisa Murkowski, April 3, 2019. https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/release/cortez-masto-murkowski-tester-introduce-legislation-to-address-crisis-of-missing-murdered-and-trafficked-native-women
• Text of the legislation https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Not%20Invisible%20Act.pdf

Arizona

• Gibson, Emma. “Arizona Senate votes to form task force on missing and murdered Indigenous women.” Arizona Public Media, April 11, 2019. https://news.azpm.org/p/news-articles/2019/4/11/149478-arizona-senate-votes-to-form-task-force-on-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women/
• Native News Online Staff. “Navajo Nation First Lady and Second Lady support Arizona bill to create the first study committee on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.” NativeNewsOnline.net, March 12, 2019. https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/navajo-nation-first-lady-second-lady-support-arizona-bill-to-create-the-first-study-committee-on-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls/

Montana

• Hegyi, Nate. “Montana Senator pushes awarenesses of missing, murdered Indigenous women.” Wyoming Public Media, May 3, 2018. http://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/montana-senator-pushes-awarenesses-missing-murdered-indigenous-women#stream/0
• Jawort, Adrian. “Montana marchers demand justice and safety for Indigenous women.” Indian Country Today, April 8, 2019. https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/news/montana-marchers-demand-justice-and-safety-for-indigenous-women-hLR3JZzkNEWyipSgQpgahQ/
• Lutey, Tom. “When government fails, Indigenous women take their search for missing loved ones online.” Billings Gazette, March 10, 2019. https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/mmiw/when-government-fails-indigenous-women-take-their-search-for-missing/article_94de0a6f-a07a-5242-8d73-0740be50404a.html
• “Missing and murdered Indigenous women.” Billings Gazette. [Billings Gazette MMIW articles, 2018-present.] https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/mmiw/
• “Missoula’s Briana Lamb, advocate for missing & murdered Indigenous women, to be Tester’s guest at State of the Union.” Char-Koosta News, Feb. 4, 2019. http://www.charkoosta.com/news/missoula-s-briana-lamb-advocate-for-missing-murdered-indigenous-women/article_6d79a5c0-28c7-11e9-befe-b7a27eba97e8.html
• Monte, Briana. “Community of Crow Agency honor missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.” KULR [Montana], May 9, 2018. http://www.kulr8.com/story/38156198/community-of-crow-agency-honor-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls 
• “#NotInvisible: Missing and murdered Native American women.” Billings Gazette, Sept. 5, 2018. [series of articles] https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/notinvisible-missing-and-murdered-native-american-women/collection_b3a412b5-9b62-5f93-b03e-354b678e3ff7.html
• Wilson, Sam. “Families, investigators struggle to track down missing Native women.” Billings Gazette, Feb. 25, 2019. https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/mmiw/families-investigators-struggle-to-track-down-missing-native-women/article_3fee49c9-913a-593d-96e3-14d03a781caa.html
• Wilson, Sam. “Hundreds march through downtown Billings for missing, murdered people.” Billings Gazette, April 5, 2019. https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/mmiw/hundreds-march-through-downtown-billings-for-missing-murdered-people/article_6b8ba811-a77d-5f9a-b661-a2e5e787097e.html
• Wilson, Sam. “Montana Senate nixes funding to establish database for missing Native people.” Billings Gazette, Feb. 28, 2019. https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/mmiw/montana-senate-nixes-funding-to-establish-database-for-missing-native/article_bb9b7205-dd85-5a7a-82c4-73ba1ac4a1a4.html

South Dakota

• Lockett, Chynna. “New healing center for missing and murdered Indigenous women.” SDPB Radio, April 4, 2019. https://listen.sdpb.org/post/new-healing-center-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women

Washington State

• Associated Press. “New law addresses missing Indigenous women in Washington state.” King 5 News, April 24, 2019. https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/new-law-addresses-missing-indigenous-women-in-washington-state/281-19a4d326-bfdb-427f-b4ea-e489c8b6f088
• Ayer, Tammy. “‘This is real’: First steps taken to count missing, murdered Yakama women and girls.” Yakima Herald [Washington], Sept. 15, 2018.
• Ayer, Tammy. “Families meet with congressman about missing, murdered Native women.” Yakima Herald [Washington], May 30, 2019.  https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/families-meet-with-congressman-about-missing-murdered-native-women/article_fc09809c-0dd0-5b43-ab35-c24a3bace91a.html
• Leithead, Katie. “Raising local awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women.” Statesman Examiner [Washington], May 10, 2018. http://www.statesmanexaminer.com/content/raising-local-awareness-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women
• McCauley, Trisha. “Missing and murdered Indigenous people bill signed into law.” KIMA, April 26, 2019. https://kimatv.com/news/local/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people-bill-signed-into-law
• Swaby, Natalie. “Seattle has most cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women in the country.” King5 News, Nov. 15, 2018. https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle-has-most-cases-of-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-in-the-country/281-615117790

Wyoming

• Associated Press. “Wyoming Gov. to form task force on missing, murdered Native women.” K2 Radio, April 27, 2019. https://k2radio.com/wyoming-gov-to-form-task-force-on-missing-murdered-native-women/
• Stagnar, Taylar. “Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s March brings awareness to Wyoming campus.” Wyoming Public Media, April 24, 2019. https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-womens-march-brings-awareness-wyoming-campus#stream/0

Canada

• Ballingall, Alex. “Should inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women get more time and money?” The Star, May 20, 2018. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/05/20/should-inquiry-into-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-get-more-time-and-money.html
• Barker, Jacob. “Red dresses reminder of murdered, missing women.” CBC, Feb. 16, 2018. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/red-dress-happy-valley-goose-bay-2018-1.4539402
• Do, Trinh Theresa. “RCMP confirm report of more than 1,000 murdered Aboriginal women.” CBC,  May 2, 2014. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rcmp-confirm-report-of-more-than-1-000-murdered-aboriginal-women-1.2630456
• Freeman, Alan. “The mystery of 1,000 missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada.” The Washington Post, Aug. 4, 2016. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/08/04/the-mystery-of-1000-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-in-canada/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.7ff491f1fa0a
• Helston, Charlotte. “UPDATE: Mural for missing and murdered Indigenous women in Enderby vandalized with racial slurs; RCMP investigating.” InfoTel News, May 10, 2018. https://infotel.ca/newsitem/mural-for-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-in-enderby-vandalized-with-racial-slurs/it52424
• Jolly, Joanna. “Red River Women.” BBC,  April 8, 2015. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-dc75304f-e77c-4125-aacf-83e7714a5840
• McDiarmid, Margo. “Still no way to tell how many Indigenous women and girls go missing in Canada each year.” CBC, Dec. 21, 2017. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/indigenous-missing-women-police-data-1.4449073
• McKenzie, Jamie-Lee. “Miss Manito Ahbee finds strength in sharing her story and honouring MMIWG.” CBC, May 18, 2018. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/chante-speidel-miss-manito-ahbee-honouring-mmiwg-1.4668181
• “Missing and murdered Aboriginal women: A national operational overview.” [Canada.] Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 2014. http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/missing-and-murdered-aboriginal-women-national-operational-overview#sec3
• “Missing & Murdered: The Unsolved Cases of Indigenous Women and Girls.” 
• Proctor, J. “‘Living in fear’: Killings drive home vulnerability for Northern B.C. residents.” CBC [Canada], 23 July 2019.  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/killings-northern-b-c-dease-iskut-1.5222566
• Shingler, Benjamin. “37 cases of alleged police abuse in Val-d’Or handed over to Crown.” CBC, Nov. 14, 2016. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/val-dor-abuse-surete-du-quebec-montreal-police-1.3849786

National Day of Awareness

• “National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women is May 5.” Cultural Survival, May 3, 2019. https://www.culturalsurvival.org/news/national-day-awareness-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-may-5th
• “The National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women – May 5, 2019.” Rematriation Magazine, May 4, 2019. https://rematriation.com/mmiw-may-5-2019/
• “Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe designates May 5th National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls.” NativeNewsOnline.net, May 1, 2017. https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/saint-regis-mohawk-tribe-designates-may-5th-national-day-awareness-missing-murdered-native-women-girls/
• Schilling, Vincent. “May 5 is National Day of Awareness for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls.” Indian Country Today, May 3, 2018. https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/culture/social-issues/may-5-national-day-awareness-missing-murdered-indigenous-women-girls/
• “Seattle Councilmember Juarez recognizes National Day of Awareness for Missing Native American Women and Girls.” NativeNewsOnline.net, May 1, 2018. https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/seattle-councilmember-juarez-recognizes-national-day-of-awareness-for-missing-native-american-women-girls/

Savanna’s Act, S.1942 (115th Congress)

• Text of Savanna’s Act, S.1942 https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1942
• Bendery, Jennifer. “Lisa Murkowski revives bill targeting missing and murdered Native women.” HuffPost, Jan. 29, 2019. https://bit.ly/2XpBr1S
• “Cantwell-cosponsored legislation to improve response to missing, murdered Native women and girls passes Senate.” Maria Cantwell, Dec. 7, 2018. https://www.cantwell.senate.gov/news/press-releases/-cantwell-cosponsored-legislation-to-improve-response-to-missing-murdered-native-women-and-girls-passes-senate
• Dalrymple, Amy. “Savanna’s Act aims to bring justice for missing, murdered Native American women.” Bismarck Tribune, Oct. 5, 2017. http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/savanna-s-act-aims-to-bring-justice-for-missing-murdered/article_3b0b5c17-b40d-58f3-8c34-3d30bf6fccce.html
• Erickson, Jo. “North Dakota Sen. Heitkamp on ‘Savanna’s Act’.” MPR News, Nov. 10, 2017. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/11/10/missingnativewomen
• “Heitkamp introduces Savanna’s Act to help address crisis of missing and murdered Native American women.” Heidi Heitkamp, October 5, 2017. [North Dakota.] https://www.heitkamp.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2017/10/heitkamp-introduces-savanna-s-act-to-help-address-crisis-of-missing-and-murdered-native-american-women
• “Murkowski, Cortez Masto Reintroduce Savanna’s Act.” Lisa Murkowski, Jan. 28, 2019. [Alaska.] https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/release/murkowski-cortez-masto-reintroduce-savannas-act
• Native News Online Staff. “Named for murdered Native woman – Savanna’s Act passes US Senate.” NativeNewsOnline.net, Dec. 7, 2018. https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/named-for-murdered-native-woman-savannas-act-passes-u-s-senate/
• Native News Online Staff. “Three women senators reintroduce legislation to improve response to missing, murdered Indigenous women.” NativeNewsOnline.net, Feb. 2, 2019. https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/three-women-senators-reintroduce-legislation-to-improve-response-to-missing-murdered-indigenous-women/
• Rickert, Levi. “Five things the Savannah [sic] Act means for Indian Country.” NativeNewsOnline.net, Dec. 8, 2018. https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/five-things-the-savannah-act-means-for-indian-country/

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing on MMIW – December 2018

• Native News Online Staff. “Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to hold oversight hearing title ‘Missing and Murdered: Confronting the Silent Crisis in Indian Country.'” NativeNewsOnline.net, Dec. 11, 2018. https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-to-hold-oversight-hearing-titled-missing-murdered-confronting-the-silent-crisis-in-indian-country/
• Rickert, Levi. “Navajo Council delegate Crotty provides testimony on missing and murdered Indigenous women to the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.” NativeNewsOnline.net, December 12, 2018. https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/navajo-council-delegate-crotty-provides-testimony-on-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-to-the-u-s-senate-committee-on-indian-affairs/

Trafficking

• Sullivan, Zoe. “Crimes against Native American women raise questions about police response.” The Guardian, Jan. 19, 2016. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/19/minnesota-native-american-women-trafficking-police
• Yurth, Cindy. “One woman’s courage: Diné comes forward, speaks out, puts sex trafficking suspect behind bars.” Navajo Times, January 25, 2018. [Deanndra Yazzie.] https://navajotimes.com/reznews/one-womans-courage/

Violence

• “Conquest: Sexual violence and Native American genocide.” Truthout, Nov. 30, 2013. http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/20334-conquest-sexual-violence-and-native-american-genocide
• Gilpin, Lyndsey. “Why Native American women still have the highest rates of rape and assault.” High Country News, June 7, 2016. https://www.hcn.org/articles/tribal-affairs-why-native-american-women-still-have-the-highest-rates-of-rape-and-assault
• Hansen, Elise. “The forgotten minority in police shootings.” CNN, Nov. 13, 2017. https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/10/us/native-lives-matter/index.htmL
• “Maze of injustice: The failure to protect Indigenous women from sexual violence in the USA.” Amnesty International, 2007. https://www.amnestyusa.org/reports/maze-of-injustice/
• Pember, Mary Annette. “Conspiracy of indifference: Press and police ignore violence against Native women.”  Indian Country Today, April 13, 2016. [Third article in a series of three.] https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/news/native-news/conspiracy-of-indifference-press-and-police-ignore-violence-against-native-women/

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