Episode 27: Classroom essentials: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW)

The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) crisis is a serious issue in both the U.S. and Canada, where Indigenous women are the victims of violent crime far moreoften than women of any other group. In this episode, Allison and Odia discuss how educators can bring awareness to MMIW and resources available to approach this topic in schools with author Marcie Rendon (White Earth Nation) and CEO of the Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition Nicole Matthews (White Earth Nation).

MMIW RESOURCES

• ⁠Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition website⁠

• ⁠Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women⁠

• ⁠National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center⁠

• ⁠Garden of Truth: The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota⁠

MMIW BOOKS

• ⁠Cash Blackbear murder mystery series by Marcie Rendon⁠

• ⁠“Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands” by Kate Beaton⁠

• ⁠“Firekeeper's Daughter” by Angeline Boulley⁠

• ⁠“Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference, and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls” by Jessica McDiarmid⁠

• ⁠“If I Go Missing” by Brianna Jonnie⁠

• ⁠“#Notyourprincess: Voices of Native American Women” by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale⁠

• ⁠“Paying the Land” by Joe Sacco⁠

• ⁠“Where They Last Saw Her” by Marcie Rendon⁠

RESOURCES

• ⁠Episode 15: Author Talk: “Looking For Smoke” with K.A. Cobell⁠

• ⁠Books are Good Medicine Instagram⁠

• ⁠Books are Good Medicine YouTube channel⁠

• ⁠Books are Good Medicine website⁠

Have questions or comments? Email us at info@booksaregoodmedicine.com.

This podcast is sponsored by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and produced by Goff Public. Our theme music is “Stomp Dance” by Bluedog.