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The Unspoken Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

The crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) is one of the most pressing yet overlooked human rights issues in ...
Cleveland.com

Halloween costume choices can dehumanize Indigenous women, amid crisis of the many who are missing or murdered: Nancy Kelsey

Additionally, Amnesty International notes that about one in three American Indian and Alaska Native women (29.5%) have experienced rape in their lifetime, meaning they are more than twice as likely to ...
NPR

Ecuadorian Indigenous Women on why they march

With rue in hand, guided by the sacred smoke of incense and the legacies of their grandmothers, the Indigenous women of the Ecuadorian Amazon met in the streets last week to commemorate their ongoing ...
Seattle Times

Brazilian Indigenous women use fashion to showcase their claim to rights and the demarcation of land

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Indigenous women in Brazil’s capital Brasilia showcased their creations during a fashion event as part of the Third March of Indigenous Women to claim women’s rights and the ...
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Indigenous woman who won $400K abuse settlement vanishes — Now found dead

Johnson-Davis had a difficult past. She and her sister, Nona Blouin, were placed in foster care where they suffered sexual abuse. They later sued the state of Washington and child protective services, ...
Yahoo

In Toronto, an Indigenous Women’s Emergency Shelter Provides a Safe Haven to Recover

Anduhyaun’s new transitional housing facility for women and children escaping violence centers the cultural identities of its residents in its design. Belyea opens the sliding door to the Nookomis, ...
9NEWS

Red Dress Day honors missing and murdered Indigenous women and others

DENVER — On May 5 every year, people display red dresses on hangers without women to wear them - a visual reminder of the thousands of missing Indigenous people in the United States. May 5 is National ...
NPR

These Indigenous Mexican women are reclaiming their power through ancestral practices

Photographer Tania Barrientos followed the stories of several women who wanted to share a part of their lives as midwives and leaders in Costa Chica de Guerrero, a coastal region in southwest México.
KSHB Kansas City

Native American jeweler uses designs to raise awareness of missing and murdered indigenous women

KANSAS CITY, Mo — A jeweler in Kansas City is using her designs to tell the stories of indigenous people and their way of life. Elizabeth Heule started her small business, Orenda, four years ago to ...