From marches and art exhibitions to candlelight vigils, people are gathering across the U.S. to spotlight the high rate of disappearances and killings in Native American communities. Sunday marks Missing
Sault Tribe's Advocacy Resource Center (ARC) hosts an event each year to promote awareness for missing and murdered indigenous women and relatives. May 5 is most widely recognized in the United States and Canada as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Day. Research published by the National Institute of Justice indicates that more than four in five American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced violence in their lifetime. This includes stalking, sexual violence, and physical abuse by an intimate partner.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. It was a frigid winter morning when authorities found a Native American man dead on a remote gravel road in western New Mexico. He was lying on his side, with only one sock on, his clothes gone and his shoes tossed in the snow.
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Sunday, May 5th marks Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Day, also known as Red Dress Day, a day to remember those who have lost their lives
TOPPENISH, Wash. - May 5 is recognized as a day to raise awareness for missing and murdered indigenous people. Family and community members gathered for a walk to honor missing