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MMIW · No More Stolen Sisters

She was loved.
She was looked for.
She is not a statistic.

Indigenous women face violence at rates this country has refused to confront. We are a Native-led foundation working to change that — through healing, education, and refusing to let any name be forgotten.

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The Crisis

A scale this country has refused to see.

These numbers come from federal agencies and Indigenous-led research institutes. They are conservative. The real figures are larger — because so many of our relatives are never counted at all.
84%

of Native women experience violence in their lifetime — sexual, physical, or psychological.

National Institute of Justice · 2016

10×

the national murder rate, in some counties where Native women live. Murder is a leading cause of death.

U.S. Department of Justice

5,712

reports of missing Indigenous women in 2016. Only 116 were ever logged in the federal database.

Urban Indian Health Institute · 2018

Why the data fails them.

Jurisdictional gaps between tribal, state, and federal authorities. Underreporting. Cases misclassified or never opened. Race fields left blank. The result is an undercount measured in lives.

What We Do

Healing. Education. Community Impact.

H

Healing

Direct survivor support — emergency housing referrals, advocacy, and access to traditional healing practitioners alongside licensed clinicians.

E

Education

Curriculum and workshops for schools, communities, and youth groups — healthy relationships, digital safety, and cultural strength.

C

Community Impact

Family support, search coordination, legislative advocacy. Closing the jurisdictional gaps that allow cases to fall through the cracks.

— The Work —

Awareness alone doesn’t heal.

Action does. Education does. Consistency does. Community does. That’s the path we’re walking — and you’re welcome on it.