Shedding a Light on
the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Crisis
Marching at last year’s event in
Billings to raise awareness on the MMIW crisis
What's New:
On
Tuesday, May 5th, I introduced a bipartisan Senate resolution
designating May 5th, 2020 as a National Day of Awareness for
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
For more information on the resolution, click HERE.
Why It
Matters:
This is about honoring the memories of the
young women whose lives were cut short because of the Missing and
Murdered Indigenous Women crisis plaguing our tribal
communities.
I introduce a Senate resolution
annually to mark May 5th as the National Day of Awareness
for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls to honor the memory of
Hanna Harris. After years of fighting for recognition, the Trump
Administration established a task force last November and issued a
proclamation on May 5th due to my continued advocacy in combating
this issue.
Hanna, born on May
5th, 1992, was a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and was
murdered in July 2013. My resolution seeks to commemorate the lives of
all American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls like Hanna who
have gone missing or have been murdered.
What's Next:
I will continue working to
raise awareness on what is happening in Indian country and fight to put
an end to this crisis that has torn apart so many families and caused
so much suffering for our native communities.
Best Wishes,
Steve
Daines
United States Senate
