Topic

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

MMIW/MMIP advocacy, federal task forces, and tribal jurisdiction issues.

Coverage in The Weekly Brief

Issue 001 · May 10, 2026

Bad River Establishes MMIW Task Force and Declares May 5 a Tribal Day of Awareness

The Bad River Band's governing board voted this week to formally recognize May 5 as a Tribal Day of Awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women and relatives, and authorized the creation of a new tribal task force to address the crisis. The Wisconsin Examiner covered the vote, though the story would benefit from a direct quote from a Bad River council member or advocate. This is a meaningful institutional step: a task force with a home community mandate carries more weight than a state-level working group, and it grounds the national MMIW conversation in the specific geography and kinship networks of Mashkiiziibii.

Issue 001 · May 10, 2026

Third Annual MMIP Walk in Anchorage Honors Alaska Native Victims

ICT reports on the third annual Walk for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People hosted by the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program at the University of Alaska Anchorage, drawing relatives, friends, and supporters to raise visibility for Alaska Native victims. The Alaska MMIW crisis has its own distinct geography and jurisdictional tangle, with vast rural distances and limited law enforcement presence compounding the federal gaps that affect tribal communities everywhere. The walk is a community act of witness, and ICT names it as such.