The Association extends its prayers to all who are affected by this crisis.

The epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples is 
SILENT GENOCIDE.

The objectification of Indigenous Peoples traces its roots back to first contact when colonizers treated Natives as a resource to be extracted and exploited through rape, genocide, and murder. ​The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples crisis has manifested itself on reservations and in urban areas in the United States as well as in Canada and Mexico. Violence against Indigenous peoples is an international crisis.

​​In 2017, the top three cities with the highest number of MMIWG cases were Seattle, WA (45); Albuquerque, NM (37); and Anchorage, AK (31). The top three states were New Mexico, Washington, and Arizona.
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​In the U.S. and Canada, an average of 40 percent of the women who were victims of sex trafficking identified as American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, homicide, stalking and sex trafficking disproportionally affect Indigenous Peoples.