May is Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month
- Oklahoma is one of the top states with the highest number of missing and murdered indigenous people.
- Indigenous women experience some of the highest rates of violence and murder.
- Red dresses hung in public places to represent missing and murdered women. “We say the spirts that have passed see bright colors the best, red in particular. So, hanging the red dresses helps lost spirts find their way home to their loved ones.” Jamie Black, artist who began the Red Dress campaign.
- A red handprint, usually painted across the mouth, is a symbol that is used to indicate solidarity with Missing and Murdered Indigenous People.
- MMIP Awareness Month brings light to the alarming statistics of domestic violence in our state.
- Oklahoma is currently #1 in the nation for domestic violence.
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