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[tiredlazyfrog]

This week, May 4-8, is national week of action for MMIW. Here’s a few facts:

1: Homicide is roughly the third leading cause of death among Indigenous women ages 10-24.

2: 56.1% of indigenous women have experienced sexual violence, 55.5% have experienced physical violence by an intimate partner, and 48.8% have experienced stalking.

3: The Federal Bureau of Investigation reported that there were 10,248 missing Indigenous persons reports in 2024. 5,614 were women, and 4,626 were men. Most women (girls) reported missing were under the age of 18.

4: The 10 states with the highest rates of American Indian/Alaska Native missing persons cases in 2025 were AK, AZ, OK, WA, NM, CA, MT, NC, SD, and TX.

5: Because of limited data, there is no reliable nationwide count of how many Native women go missing or are murdered each year.

And finally:

Indigenous women are murdered at 10x the national average in the United States alone.

All of these facts and more can be found at

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Please. See us. Our women, our children, our people deserve justice.

[tepkunset]

May 5 is the Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People. (Also known as Red Dress Day.)

Show your support and pass on your strength by wearing red on May 5, and raising awareness. And if you have never read the Reclaiming Power and Place report, you can do so here.

Additionally, while the day is typically centred in Turtle Island, let us also not forget our international cousins, especially in Palestine and Sudan.

[mothmaidenn]

The new live action Lilo & Stitch now ends with Nani giving up custody of Lilo in order to go to college to pursue her “dream” of becoming a marine biologist. They even got rid of Ohana, the movie’s literal heart. The government separating an indigenous child from her only living relative is a horrific history and trauma yet all the magazines and reviews are trying to frame this new ending as a good thing because Nani still “visits often” as if it’s not a very brutal story that has separated people from their family, language, home and culture.

[thecryptkeeper]

May 5th is MMIWG (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls) Day, which sheds light on the ongoing endangerment of and femicide against Indigenous/First Nations individuals in the United States and Canada*. This violence is a continuation of the colonial, racial, and gendered violence that was woven into these imperial states at their inception. Please do research into how you can support Indigenous women and their communities. See more info below.

Urban Indian Health Institute - Data & Resources

Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women

Jamie Black, The REDress Project

*Similar observances are held by and for Indigenous/Aboriginal groups in Australia, New Zealand and beyond.

Note: The Native woman in regalia is drawn from traditional Lakota (Teton Sioux) clothing. Women and girls from hundreds of individual tribes and clans are subject to this violence, and Indigenous peoples are not a monolith.

[crazyheronman]

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[felucians]

Nex Benedict's death wasn't just for being transgender, it was for being native too. 2 Spirits are revered in many native cultures and it is a native-specific identity. This wasn't just a hate crime against trans & NB individuals, this was also a hate crime against Natives of Turtle Island.

You cannot separate Nex's trans identity from their native identity - this is a case of MMIWG2S (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2 Spirits).

Native children being killed at school is nothing new, so it's equally important to talk about Nex's native identity and being intersectional, this is a devastating tragedy for indigenous people, the queer community & especially those of us who are both indigenous and queer.

May Nex rest in peace 🪶

[texasteaparty]

On May 5, we wear red to break the silence. Red Dress Day is a solemn, powerful call to action for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people (MMIWG2S) crisis. Each crimson garment swaying in the wind represents a "presence in the absence"—a mother, daughter, sister, or friend whose story was cut short by systemic violence and neglect. It is a haunting reminder that while these women are gone, they are never forgotten, and their families are still seeking the justice they deserve.

This is more than just a day of awareness; it is a demand for change. Indigenous women continue to face disproportionate rates of violence, yet their disappearances too often go ignored. By wearing red, we honor the spirits of the stolen and stand in solidarity with the survivors and advocates fighting for safety and accountability. No more stolen sisters. Let the red dresses serve as a beacon, calling their spirits home and reminding the world that we will not stop looking, and we will not stop speaking their names. 🌹

[the-elf-witch-from-space]

U.S citizens: I hate taxes but I love national parks!

Me: So here's the thing about national parks. Most of them are on Indigenous tribal land. That's what this entire place was like before colonization.

Land back could be as simple as allowing people that care deeply about nature to protect it and help the earth mother

instead of the U.S government and their agencies allowing a "zone of death" for us to go missing or be murdered and poisoning the environment.