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MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AWEARNESS MONTH

Once upon a crime, they took a Native daughter; Long before this time, trafficked her across the water....
— FROM THE TRUE-CRIME BALLAD, "WHERE THUNDER FINDS HER," WRITTEN BY ROBBY ROMERO

In honor of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) Awareness Month, “WHERE THUNDER FINDS HER,” an invisible-no-more true-crime ballad, drops on May 5th the National Day of Recognition for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG).

Learn more about the MMIP movements and Feather and Turquoise Alerts

In the event of an emergency involving an Indigenous person who has been abducted or is believed to be at imminent risk of serious bodily injury or death, please dial 911 for assistance.

For more information, the following are some of the organizations and helplines addressing the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples crisis: StrongHearts Native Helpline | National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center | Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center | Not Our Native Daughters | We R Native | Missing and Murdered Indigeous Women and Relatives Indian Country

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Later Event: May 16
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