Please learn more about the cause at the links below and check out our sources.
https://www.nativewomenswilderness.org/mmiw
STATISTICS
- Indigenous Women (girls +) murdered 10x higher than all other ethnicities.
- Murder is the 3rd leading cause of death for Indigenous Women (Centers for Disease Control).
- More than 4 out of 5 Indigenous Women have experienced violence (84.3%) (National Institute of Justice Report).
- More than half Indigenous Women experience sexual violence (56.1%).
- More than half Indigenous Women have been physically abused by their intimate partners (55.5 percent).
- less than half of Indigenous Women have been stalked in their lifetime (48.8 percent).
- Indigenous Women are 1.7 times more likely than Anglo-American women to experience violence.
- Indigenous Women are 2xs more likely to be raped than Anglo-American white women.
- Murder rate of Indigenous Women is 3xs higher than Anglo-American women.
Sources:
https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2021/09/27/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-relatives
https://mmiwusa.org/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/13/a-well-of-grief-the-relatives-of-murdered-native-women-speak-out
