Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Melissa Beson went missing in March, and Susie Poupart was killed 35 years ago

On May 5th, local tribal communities gathered to raise awareness and call for an end to violence against indigenous people.

Indigenous people across North America are calling this week for sustained responses to the violence in their communities, much of it against women and girls

Lac du Flambeau Police have been conducting grid searches, deployed drones and airplanes, and searched with specially trained canines to find Melissa Beson.

Indigenous people have made great contributions to the state of Wisconsin yet the alarming rates of violence against them remains a public health crisis

Today kicks off the Wisconsin Indigenous Riders’ 4th Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women and People and Opioid Awareness Ride.

Native women, girls, and two spirit people are being killed and hurt at extraordinarily high rates.

Four out of five Native American women experienced some form of violence in their lifetime.Friday was Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Awareness Day.Tribal and community members gathered in Mole Lake Friday to remind people those women are more than just a statistic.

May 5 is the national day of awareness for murdered and missing indigenous women, and Crandon High School is putting on something special to raise that awareness