Oregon Indigenous Communities Raise Awareness, Call For Action On Missing & Murdered Relatives

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This interview featured Melanie Henshaw, Street Roots Indigenous Affairs Reporter. Read more of Melanie's work at Street Roots.

Mentioned in Episode: 

• Current U.S. House of Representatives proposal to designate May 5th as National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls 

• U.S. Department of Justice, District of Oregon, Warm Springs Pilot Project to help tribes respond in MMIP cases

• 2020 Listening and Understanding Tour Report by the Missing and Murdered Native American Women Work Group, formed under Oregon State Police

• 2022 Supreme Court Ruling (Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta) limiting tribal jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute crimes on tribal lands committed by those who are not members of a given tribe

• Multnomah County Commission's May 4th proclamation announcing May 1st - May 7th, 2023 to be 'Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Relatives Week of Awareness.' 

• Barbie's Village - Portland tiny home village for indigenous parents and children struggling with permanent housing

• In Chiloquin (Southern Oregon), the Klamath Tribal Court Victim Services hosted an MMIP Awareness event with a smudging walk and space for tribal members to share stories about loved ones.

• Columbia Inter-Tribal Fish Commission hosted its first annual Columbia River MMIW/MMIP Round Dance in the Dalles

• Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives of Warm Springs host "Say Their Name" Relay/Marathon

• PSU Chapter of the United Indigenous Students in Higher Education (UISHE)

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