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Episode 137: The Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women Movement
Season 3
Episode 137
Published 8 months ago
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Join me to learn about the amazing women who not only created MMIW, but all those that have maintained it and helped it grow. Beverly Jacobs, Gladys Radek and Sheila North Wilson... and thousands of others recognized the need for an organization to demand acknowledgement, help, and equity in responding to the crisis of Indigenous women experiencing murder rates up to ten times higher than the national average.
Here's links to organizations/resources if you would like to learn more:
National Indigenous Women's Resource Center
The Sovereign Bodies Institute
The Urban Indian Health Institute
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