MMIP Resources
There is a crisis in both the US and Canada regarding the high rates of Indigenous people going missing or being murdered, as well as authorities' responses to such events. This phenomenon has become known as Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP). The following terms are used across different sources to describe the crisis:
For simplicity's sake, I will be using the broadest term, MMIP, though when citing a specific source I will use the term used by the author. As this blog concerns missing and murdered people in western states as a whole, including MMIP, I thought it important to provide these links, some of which specifically contain information regarding the MMIP cases highlighted on this site.
Below is a non-exhaustive list of resources regarding MMIP, such as hotlines, booklets and guides, research reports and data, infographics, task forces, services (organizations, women's homes, shelters, family services, LGBTQ resource centers, etc.), and other general information provided by official organizations.
In general, each source is first listed by its overall website, which is usually that of a relevant organization, and then underneath are some of the specific relevant pages. Other, one-off sources are stand-alone.
[Note: Resources listed under specific states consist of a) studies, reports, data, etc. on MMIP in that state or a region of it, and b) organizations based within that state, such as the Sovereign Bodies Institute in California, though the resources that each organization provides may apply on a national scale.]
Hotlines and Support Services
For immediate emergencies, please call 911.
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 988
National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800.856.HOPE
National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-RUNAWAY
National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
National Deaf Domestic Violence Hotline: 855-812-1001
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Hotlines specifically for Indigenous people
StrongHearts Native Helpline: 1-844-7NATIVE (762-8483)
Colorado MMIR Hotline: (833) 900-6647
Further lists are also included below:
Missing & Murdered Unit Victim Services Program, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Hotlines for Victims and Survivors, NIWRC
Yurok Missing & Murdered Indigenous People Program, Yurok Tribal Court
MMIP Survivors Resources, Association on American Indian Affairs
California
Feather Alert, California Highway Patrol
Colorado
New Mexico
Oregon
MMIP Report, U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Oregon, Feb. 2021
Missing & Murdered Native American Women Report, Oregon State Police, Sept. 2020
Utah
MMIR Task Force Report, Wilder Research, Nov. 2023
Washington
MMIWG: We Demand More, 2024. Research Report. Published by UIHI; also available below under "National Resources."
MMIWP in Washington, Washington Law Help
National Resources
Bachman, R., Zaykowski, H., Kallmyer, R., et al. 2008. "Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and the Criminal Justice Response: What is Known." National Institute of Justice.
MMIP State Resources, Office for Victims of Crime, US DOJ
MMIWR: Toolkit & Resource Guide for Libraries, American Library Association (ALA)
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