USA State of Minnesota – Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women
Author: Administrator
Date: December 30, 2020
Indigenous (American Indian, Native American) women, girls, and two spirit people are far more likely to experience violence, be murdered, or go missing than other demographic groups in Minnesota. Although American Indian women and girls make up just 1% of the state’s population, from 2010 through 2018, 8% of all murdered women and girls in Minnesota were American Indian. From 27 to 54 American Indian women and girls in Minnesota were missing in any given month from 2012 to 2020. Throughout this report we refer to this issue as “the MMIW injustice.” This issue has recently begun to be recognized by the general public and policymakers, although Indigenous communities have been traumatized by this set of injustices for centuries.
Direct Link to Full 163-Page December 2020 Publication: Minnesota Task Force on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (mn.gov)
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