Eva was only 15 years old when she went missing in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[1] However, her story started years prior to her disappearance. In December of 2015, when Eva was just 13 years old, Eva received a Facebook message from a young man who claimed to know her from school.[2] […]
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
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As discussed in previous blogs within the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (“MMIW”) series, Native women face murder rates at more than ten times the national average, and 96% of these women experienced violence from a non-Native perpetrator.[1] Under current legal precedent, the federal government is responsible for investigating and […]
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: Canada and Charges of Genocide For the last 30 years over 4,000 Indigenous women and girls are believed to have been killed or gone missing in Canada.[1] However, the true number of victims is unknown. During his election, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to investigate […]
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: Ashley Loring Heavyrunner and Jurisdictional Inadequacies Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (“MMIW”) is now recognized as a public health and human rights crisis.[1] The case of Ashely Loring Heavyrunner underscores the critical issue contributing to the crisis: jurisdictional barriers. There is no single database that […]