Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

Information that helps solve certain Minnesota cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous relatives may be eligible for a new tip program from the state's MMIR office.

Twelve students walked across the stage to celebrate academic achievements, while also holding space for missing and lost classmates Nevaeh Kingbird and Preston White.

The local group of advocates for missing and murdered Indigenous relatives, MMIW 218, will host a walk and program on Feb. 14, 2025.

Family members are still seeking answers after 17-year-old Jeremy Jourdain disappeared on Oct. 31, 2016, and 15-year-old Nevaeh Kingbird went missing on Oct. 22, 2021.

Every month, between 27 and 54 American Indian women and girls were listed as missing in Minnesota from 2012 to 2020.

Nevaeh Kingbird, 15, was last seen on the south side of Bemidji in October 2021. Local, state and federal agencies are working together to find answers on this and other open missing Indigenous person cases.

Juliet Rudie, Director of MN’s Office of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives, discusses her new role and her hopes for making the world safer for indigenous people.

domestic violence increased during the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic

domestic violence increased during the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic

We continued our conversation for Strong Women on KAXE/KBXE with Simone Senogles and Dawn Goodwin. Last time they told us about getting arrested, treaties…