MMIWG2S Project
Gathering Thunder Foundation co-sponsored the first of its kind MMIWG2S billboard in Grand Rapids, MI. Together, all of us can help put an end to this horrific reality.
Domestic Violence Awareness
May 2022
At Gathering Thunder Foundation, we are committed to helping raise awareness of domestic violence in Native Communities all across Turtle Island (Native North America) and to stemming and stopping the tide of abuse.
We are honored to be a supporter and sponsor of the Longest Walk 5, Spirit Walk for Domestic Violence Awareness, which began in Leech Lake, MN and will wrap up in Washington, DC.
Resources/Articles
MMIW Campaign through the Global Indigenous Council
Global Indigenous Council is to be an international body for all First Nations. This can be the spark to light the fire to rekindle the universal knowledge shared by so many tribal nations around the world. It could also be the last best hope for the planet, given the environmental catastrophes the changing climate portends, and the rapacious greed for dollars and authority that motivates some in high office. Here, what there was of “a shining city on a hill” is being dismantled.
Native Justice Coalition
The Native Justice Coalition is a part of the national MMIW campaign through the Global Indigenous Council. To learn more about the MMIWG2S Project, visit the Native Justice Coalition website.
Learn about the national MMIW campaign through the Global Indigenous Council.
ACRONYMS TO KNOW - Provided by The Native Justice Coalition
MMIW = Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
MMIWG = Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
MMIWG2S = Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People
MMIP = Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
MMIR = Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives
Human Trafficking Article from TheWriteEnding.Com
Article on Sex Trafficking in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) is leading the way in research and data for urban American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
Our Bodies, Our Stories is a series of reports that details the scope of violence against Native women across the nation. The first report highlighted data relating to sexual violence against Native women in an urban setting—Seattle, Washington. The second report provided a snapshot of the missing and murdered indigenous women & girls (MMIWG) crisis in—and the issues with data collection from—71 urban cities across the country. The third report will focus on the MMIWG crisis in a state setting.
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
The National Inquiry must look into and report on the systemic causes of all forms of violence against Indigenous women and girls, including sexual violence. We must examine the underlying social, economic, cultural, institutional, and historical causes that contribute to the ongoing violence and particular vulnerabilities of Indigenous women and girls in Canada. The mandate also directs us to look into and report on existing institutional policies and practices to address violence, including those that are effective in reducing violence and increasing safety.
Sovereign Bodies Institute
Sovereign Bodies Institute (SBI) builds on Indigenous traditions of data gathering and knowledge transfer to create, disseminate, and put into action research on gender and sexual violence against Indigenous people.