Day of Action and Remembrance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Two-Spirits

Program Type:

Movie, Performance, Special Program

Age Group:

Young Adult, Adult
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Description

May 5 is a day of remembrance, recognition, and action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Two-Spirits across the U.S. and Canada. Thousands of Native women and two-spirits go missing or are found murdered every year. WEAR RED TO SHOW SUPPORT!

Join us for a day of education and ceremony. 

In the library at 10 a.m. : a showing of "Wind River," a 2016 film about the hunt for the killer of a Native girl on a remote reservation. Starring Jeremy Renner. Everyone who attends the film showing will enjoy a fry bread snack.

In Debate Square (weather allowing), 12:45 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Flute music. At 1 p.m. MMIW Ceremony begins which includes a blessing, a pipe ceremony, drumming, singing, a healing jingle dress dance, and the Red Dress Ceremony. (If raining, event will be in the library.)

To learn more, watch this 24 minute film from nativehope.org, "Voices Unheard":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTVuFZuEQWs&t=15s