National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day
The Atlanta Braves respectfully recognize National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day on May 5, 2024.
Tragically, more than four in five American Indian and Alaska Native women (84.3 percent) have experienced violence in their lifetime. The murder rate is ten times higher than the national average for women living on reservations and is the third leading cause of death for Native American women.*
****2016 study conducted by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention*
Podcast
"We Are Resilient”: True Crime podcast dedicated to telling the stories of Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women
Links
Missing and Murdered Indigenous People | Indian Affairs
https://www.bia.gov/service/mmu
Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons | TRIBAL | Department of Justice
https://www.justice.gov/tribal/mmip
Photographs by Dylan Rose, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Long Hair Clan.
“The MMIW movement holds a significant place in my heart. Capturing the raw emotions through imagery to bring the everlasting emotions of the MMIW movement to life is something I am deeply passionate about. My involvement in the movement is driven in honor of my great-grandmother, Dora Owl, who was wrongfully murdered in her early twenties by an unknown perpetrator."
