Lawmakers, advocates push for permanent office to investigate missing, murdered Indigenous women cases in Minnesota
A state report released this year confirmed that nationwide trends of disproportionate rates of violence against Native people are consistent in Minnesota. While Native women and girls comprise roughly 1% of Minnesota's population, 8% of murdered women and girls in Minnesota between 2010 and 2018 were Native American.
Written By: Sarah Mearhoff
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Hundreds of demonstrators wearing red took to the streets of Minneapolis on Feb. 14, 2020, to raise awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women. (Forum News Service file photo)
ST. PAUL -- Minnesota’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW)’s task force is holding its final official meeting Monday, June 28, but members say the state’s work is far from over to address disproportionate rates of violence committed against Native people.