What does no more stolen sisters do?

No More Stolen Sisters: Stopping the Abuse and Murder of Native Women and Girls. In this program, powerful Native women leaders reveal the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, and describe how they are taking action and building growing movements, including with non-Native allies.

What can I do to help with MMIW?

Safely attend an event, prayer circle or candlelight vigil hosted in your community, if any are taking place. Post a list of women missing from your community. Create a memorial for those lost or no longer with us. Register to participate in the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center webinar.

When did drag the red start?

2014
Drag the Red started in 2014 with the goal of helping to solve cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women by searching the river, and the riverbank, for remains or other evidence.

Who is the leader of MMIW?

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul along with Governor Tony Evers, Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes and leaders of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Task Force today recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

What is the goal of MMIW?

MMIW USA’s number one mission is to bring our missing home and help the families of the murdered cope and support them through the process of grief.

How many bodies has Drag the Red found?

Nine bodies have been found in the river in the last year, and the Drag the Red volunteers are doing what police won’t—actually searching below the murky water. Kyle Kematch pulls the brim of his white baseball cap over his eyes to block the camera.

Has Drag the Red found anything?

The grim discovery of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine’s body in the Red River was a catalyst for the formation of Drag the Red in the fall of 2014. The 100-pound teen was found wrapped in a bag weighted down by rocks near the Alexander Docks off Waterfront Drive in August of that year.