All across the North American continent, Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirits are going missing or being murdered at crazy rates- in some places, they are victimised more than any other ethnic group. In this article, we’ll be discussing in detail just how many Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) there are in the US and Canada, as well as a few reasons this might be.
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Invisible Genocide: What is the MMIW Movement?
Despite the MMIW epidemic showing no signs of stopping, there is a criminal lack of information being spread by governing bodies across the United States and Canada, much less action being taken to protect First Nations Women. MMIW refers to ‘Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’. In this article, we’ll be discussing topics such as, ‘how many MMIW are there?’ and taking a look into the basics of the movement, as well as what we can all do to help stop the crisis.