Blackfeet MMIP
Outreach
Missing Murdered Indigenous People
Our Story
Our organization's efforts are centered on advocating for justice, supporting families, and raising awareness to ensure missing and murdered Indigenous people are not forgotten.
Murdered, Missing Indigenous People - MMIP is dedicated to providing essential support, advocacy, and counseling services for missing and murdered Indigenous individuals and their families. Our mission is to raise awareness, educate the public, and work towards sustainable solutions that address the crisis faced by Indigenous communities. Through our initiatives, we strive to empower families, honor the memory of the missing and murdered, and create a brighter, safer future for Indigenous peoples.
We believe in the power of community, support, and cultural preservation to bring about positive change. By standing together, advocating for justice and equality, and honoring the voices of those we have lost, we strive to create a world where every Indigenous person is valued, protected, and free from violence.
In 2023 the National Institute of Justice reported that 83% of Native adults, both men and women, experienced psychological aggression or physical violence by an intimate partner. Intimate partner violence against Native women is 1.2 times higher than for white women and 1.3 times higher than for white men.
The vast majority of Native victims of intimate partner violence are transgressed by non-Native people, with less than 35% of perpetrators identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native.
These findings strongly suggest a correlation between the sovereign right of tribes to prosecute non-Native perpetrators and the failure of the federal government to recognize and acknowledge those rights.
Even more alarming than the Native statistics around intimate partner violence are the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice findings that the murder rate of Native men is three times higher than that of Native women (which is twice the rate of non-Native women), twice as high as white men, and occurring at the hands of law enforcement at a higher rate than any racialized group in the United States.
(Baumann 2024).
Blackfeet MMIP staff are all volunteers. They are certified in outreach to help in bringing home missing loved ones when no one else is willing, whether the vulnerable person has walked away from a treatment facility or group home, or it is suspected that they have been abducted and harmed.
Join us in our mission to honor and support Indigenous communities. Together, we can make a difference.
Testimonials
“The support and guidance provided by MMIP have been invaluable during our time of need. Their dedication to seeking justice and empowering our community has made a significant impact on our lives.”