Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women/Relatives

​​​​​​​ ​​​The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women/Relatives (MMIW/R) task force is charged with helping fight the abduction, homicide, violence and trafficking of Indigenous women in ​Wisconsin. The task force plans to focus on examining the factors that contribute to missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW/R) and the response from social service organizations, understanding the roles federal, state and tribal jurisdictions play, and improving and implementing robust data collection and reporting methods.​​​


Subcommittee​s

Data Objectives: Determine scope of issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women/Relatives (MMIW/R) in WI, identify root causes, and explore issues of data collection/data storage utilizing practices of data sovereignty. 

Issues examined:

  • Data tracking, storage, and reporting

Community/Family Impact Objectives: Examine the health (mind, body, and spirit) impacts both short-term and long-term for individuals, families, and communities affected by issues of MMIWG2S.

Issues examined:

  • Access to original land, language, foods for Indigenous peoples-traditional knowledge holders
  • Advocacy- formal and informal, grassroots organizations
  • Resources, response, and issues of re-traumatization for MMIWG2S survivors and families seeking justice
  • Survivor Listening Sessions

Click Family Impact Subcommittee Missing and Murder​ed Indigenous Women/Relatives Written Testimony to fill out the written testimony. This link is open to the public. If you or anyone you know has been impacted by the missing and murdered indigenous women/relatives epidemic, we encourage you to fill out the written testimony.

Legal/Policy and Institutions Objectives: Examine law enforcement, respect of tribal sovereignty, collaborative efforts of Bureau of Indian Affairs and Tribal Police, and jurisdictional issues of local/county/state/tribal/federal that delay, impede, or result in lack of responsiveness to MMIWG2S.

Issues examined:

  • Incarceration of Indigenous women and survivors
  • Legislation Review/Current Laws
  • Court Systems
  • Prosecution and Legal Representation
  • Jurisdictional confusion and law enforcement response
  • Training, sourcing, funding for law enforcement local, county, state, tribal, and federal
  • Policy- local, state, and federal policies affecting issues of MMIWG2S and tribal sovereignty

Systems Objectives: Analyze the relationships between local/state/county/tribal/federal supportive and responsive systems, gaps in services, and barriers to care that contribute to violence against Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit.

Issues examined:

  • Crisis response- crime victims, domestic violence shelters, law enforcement, recovery support
  • Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault services/resources/access to/responsiveness/prevention
  • Safe spaces/safe homes
  • Foster Care/Child Welfare
  • Human Trafficking
  • Resource Extraction
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Meetings ​

There are no upcomi​ng events​ scheduled at this time.