Presbyterian Mission Agency missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls awareness day Archives

missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls awareness day

Co-Moderator joins call to action for critical issue in Indigenous community

Posted August 27th, 2021

Four out of five indigenous women experience violence in their lifetimes. Indigenous women face the highest rates of going missing or being murdered. In some areas, the rate is 10 times the national average.

Presbyterian Week of Action slated for Aug. 23-29

Posted June 17th, 2021

Excitement is building for this year’s Presbyterian Week of Action, which takes place Aug. 23-29. It will lift up not only Black Lives Matter but other marginalized groups, such as Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, who have been the target of hatred and discrimination.

Advocacy committees call for recognition of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls day

Posted May 5th, 2021

Since 2017, grassroots actions on May 5 to honor and call for justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) have increasingly grown at the local, regional, national and international level.