Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

• New ABC Drama ‘Alaska Daily’ Highlights MMIW Crisis October 7, 2022 12:36 am Native News Online Details By Jenna Kunze October 06, 2022 Tonight, a new network television series that centers on the inner workings of a scrappy Alaskan newsroom tackling complex Indigenous storylines will premiere on ABC at 10 pm ET. The scripted show, Alaska Daily, …
• 'We need to keep talking': Wahta hosts sharing circle on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls October 6, 2022 5:21 pm Muskoka Region
• Why Did No One Act to Stop a Known SRO Predator? (in News) October 6, 2022 6:10 am The Tyee [Editor’s note: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault and stories related to missing and murdered Indigenous women and youth. It may be triggering to some readers.] For years before the bodies of a woman and a missing Indigenous teenager …
• Colorado Artists and Activists Unite to Advocate for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People  October 6, 2022 4:51 am Hyperallergic The Missing & Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) epidemic dates further back than its media portrayals. Other abbreviations, which are often used interchangeably are: MMIW (Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women), MMIWG (Missing & Murdered …
• A dozen people now charged with refusing to leave Manitoba legislature encampment October 6, 2022 3:28 am CBC/Radio-Canada Five more people have been charged after they refused to leave an encampment on the Manitoba Legislature grounds, Winnipeg police say. In total, 12 people have now been arrested and charged in connection with the encampment on the north side of the grounds …
• The murder rate for First Nations women is 8 times higher than non-Indigenous women, inquiry told October 6, 2022 2:45 am Women's Agenda First Nations women face a murder rate eight times higher than non-Indigenous women, according to data shared at a Senate inquiry. The first hearing of a Senate inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women and children took place on Wednesday, …
• 'Just the beginning': The new Manitoba monument honouring MMIWG2S October 6, 2022 1:27 am CTV News Winnipeg A monument was unveiled in West St. Paul on Wednesday to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people (MMIWG2S). The commemorative memorial monument was put up at the Southeast Resource Development Council Corp.’s (SERDC) …
• 5 additional people arrested after protest camp dismantled at Manitoba Legislative Building October 5, 2022 11:50 pm Global News Five more people have been arrested after security officers evicted a protest camp on Manitoba Legislative Building grounds, Winnipeg police announced Wednesday. The arrests are in addition to the seven people that were charged Tuesday for failing to leave …
• Waterfront march in Whitehorse expresses solidarity for missing and murdered women October 5, 2022 11:05 pm Yukon News Oct. 4, the National Day of Remembrance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People, was marked in Whitehorse with a silent march along the banks of the Yukon River. The Sisters In Spirit march was organized by the Yukon …
• Parents raise awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous men, boys at unveiling of MMIWG monument October 5, 2022 10:25 pm CBC/Radio-Canada A monument was unveiled in West St. Paul on Wednesday morning to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people — and among those in attendance were a mother and father who recently finished a 40-day canoe trip to raise awareness …