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Remembering missing and murdered loved ones on Red Dress Day
The remembrance included prayer, a meal and a walk to Picnic Pond, where community members raised a red dress and shared names of loved ones.
- On May 5, Indigenous communities from across the Pacific Northwest gathered at the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center in Seattle to observe MMIP Awareness Day, honoring family members and friends taken too soon.
- Program director Scott Pinkham at Daybreak Star explained the movement initially focused on missing Indigenous women but has since expanded to include all missing Indigenous peoples. "Today is kind of the national day of action and awareness," he said.
- Families shared personal stories of loss at the gathering. Ariel Antone displayed photos of her son Elijah Wade Andrews, who went missing December 17 from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community; relatives of Darian Ray Nevayaktewa, missing since 2008 from Hopi tribal lands, also attended.
- At the Arizona State Capitol on May 5, Gila River Indian Community Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis emphasized the importance of a "collective show of force" and highlighted Arizona's new Turquoise Alert system to address MMIP cases.
- Arizona's MMIP task force, established by Gov. Katie Hobbs in early 2023, is set to end later this year despite operating largely outside public view. Systemic data gaps continue to hinder coordinated response efforts across the state.
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Remembering missing and murdered loved ones on Red Dress Day
May 5 is recognized as the official Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day, and in Seattle, Indigenous folks came from all over the South Sound to remember family members and friends who were taken too soon.
·Mercer Island, United States
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For sisters Raquel Dee and Theola Harvey remembering loved ones who went missing or have been murdered isn’t just a day, week or month-long observance. It’s every single day since their cousin Darian Ray Nevayaktewa disappeared from Hopi tribal lands in 2008. “It’s been so long that, me, personally, I know that he’s not here but I just want to bring him home and let him be at peace,” Raquel said. The pair were among hundreds who participated in…
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