Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Day

Communities honor missing Indigenous people and call for action

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Day is held every May 5, which was the birthday of Hanna Harris, a 21-year-old woman who was found dead after going missing in 2013.

By Associated Press - May 05, 2023

Families and advocates call for action as they remember Native victims of violence

‘The missing and murdered Indigenous peoples crisis is one that Native communities have faced since the dawn of colonization,’ said Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.

By Associated Press - May 05, 2021