Research Guides: Murdered &amp; Missing Indigenous Women (MMIW): Welcome

Statistices from Urban Indian Health Institute

"Kimbery in Red" artwork. Indigenous woman with a red hand over face

Artwork - Indigenious woman with red hand on face

Stacey in RED, MMIWG painting project portrait

Welcome

WVC MMIW Event

This guide is meant to serve as a starting point for Murdered & Missing Indigenous Women (MMIW) and is not meant to be exhaustive. Scroll down to review various resources owned and subscribed to from the WVC Library and free resources from the free web.

WVC Library Books

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Searching for Savanna : the murder of one Native American woman and the violence against the many

Forever Loved: Exposing the Hidden Crisis of Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada

Health and Social Issues of Native American Women

Highway of Tears : a true story of racism, indifference, and the pursuit of justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls

cover of Indigenous Justice and Gender, 2023.

WVC Library Subscription Databases

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If you are off campus you will be required to login to the West Valley College Subscription Databases

using your last name and student ID. Visit the New York Times LibGuide for instructions on how to set up your account.

If you are off campus you will be required to login to the West Valley College Subscription Databases

using your last name and student ID.

Wiley Handbooks in Criminology and Criminal Justice: The Handbook of Homicide"Homicide in Canada"

"We're Still Here" Segment 5 (06:46)

The Free Web

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Streaming Videos
Podcasts

YouTube "MMIWG2S Final"
(Description) "In 2019, the Senate officially made May 5th as the National Day of Awareness for MMIWG2S, Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirits. On this day we honor those we have lost and those we are still looking for. We honor the family and friends who are mourning their presence. We honor their life and pray for their journey."
YouTube "Voices Unheard"
(Description) "Marty Coulee is a Native American entrepreneur living the good life in New Your City. When her Native American business partner Jess, vanishes without a trace on a business trip to Arizona, Marty becomes a voice for the voices unheard."
The Atlantic "The Search for Murdered and Missing American Indian Women"
(Description) "“If you’re just out there somewhere on the land, dead, and nobody’s looking for you—that’s the worst thing in the world,” says Lissa Yellowbird-Chase in Vanished, a new documentary from The Atlantic. Yellowbird-Chase, a private citizen and volunteer investigator, has devoted her life to searching for missing American Indians.

American Indian women and girls are reported missing at a disproportionately high rate compared with most other demographics. Although there is no federal database that tracks their disappearances, Mary Kathryn Nagle, a tribal sovereignty attorney, told The Atlantic that legal structures help to “create a climate in the United States where Native women go murdered and missing.”
TEDTalks "Running for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women"
(Description) "Rosalie Fish is an 18-year-old member of the Cowlitz Tribe and a competitive runner from the Muckleshoot Reservation in Auburn, Washington. She graduated this year from the Muckleshoot Tribal School, where she represented her school in the Class 1B Washington State Track Meet, earned three gold medals, a silver and a sportsmanship award, and used that platform to raise awareness for missing and murdered indigenous women (MMIW). Her passions include running, youth empowerment, indigenous visibility, upholding and practicing native traditions, as well as uplifting and advocating for native communities and native women. She is excited to share her work on MMIW with the TedXYouth @ Seattle community because, according to the Urban Indian Health Institute, Seattle leads the nation in MMIW cases. Recruited for her running ability and proven leadership Rosalie will attend Iowa Central Community College in the fall where she will continue her athletic career and her activism for MMIW."

NPR "7 States Step Up Efforts To Fight Violence Against Indigenous Women"
(Introduction) "How do you investigate a crime when the victim lives in two nations at once? It is an urgent question for women who are citizens of the United States and also citizens of Native nations because Native women are being murdered at shocking rates. Seven states have now set up special task forces to address this problem. Melodie Edwards of Wyoming Public Radio has a story that some listeners will find disturbing, and it begins with the story of a single crime."
NPR "Interior Department's New Unit To Investigate Missing And Murdered Native Americans"
(Intro) "Less than a month after taking office, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native American cabinet secretary in U.S. history, announced the creation of a unit to investigate missing and murdered Native Americans. She made the announcement this past week, and the unit will be housed within the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The message - that the government needs to do more."
Speaking Our Truth, Podcast for Change by the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center
"Safety and justice require action. As a movement, we can use our collective voices to engage and influence change for Native women."
Stolen the Podcast Series
(Description) "In 2018, a young Indigenous mother named Jermain Charlo left a bar in Missoula, Montana, and was never seen again. After two years and thousands of hours of investigative work, police believe they are close to solving the mystery of what happened to her. We go inside the investigation, tracking down leads and joining search parties through the dense mountains of the Flathead Reservation. As we unravel this mystery, the show examines what it means to be an Indigenous woman in America."
Taken the Podcast
"A true crime documentary podcast series focusing on solving the mysteries behind Canada’s missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls by sharing their stories as told by their loved ones, and following the search for justice, and the clues that link these stories." Episodes available in Cree and English.