Haven FYI – Friday, May 26, 2023

Hello everyone –

May is MMIW or MMIP month – missing and murdered indigenous women and or peoples month.  Did you know that “Oklahoma ranks 10th in the nation for missing and murdered Indigenous people”?  Also, that “there are nearly 23,000 people reported missing from tribal lands, and 700 currently reported missing from Oklahoma, according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System”?

Please take 2 minutes and watch this video about MMIW/MMIP in our state – this isn’t an issue happening elsewhere – it’s happening in our state and in our town.

https://kfor.com/news/local/indigenous-peoples-day-highlights-continued-need-to-solve-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-persons-cases/.

Contact Haven for more information.

Haven Office Hours: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Monday – Friday

HAVEN Does NOT provide 24- hour service. After hours please call:

StrongHearts Native Helpline https://strongheartshelpline 1-844-762-8483 (call or text) or Community Crisis Center, Miami, OK 1-800-400-0883

StrongHearts and Community Crisis Center have 24 hour service

HAVEN is a tribal advocacy program offering support for all victims of crime, specifically domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. We serve all ESTOO tribal members REGARDLESS of where they live and local community members within Ottawa County and the cities of Vinita, Jay, Grove OK and Seneca, MO.

Please call the HAVEN office during business hours for more information.

918-554-2836 or Text Line: 918.533.3070

Program Website: https://havenprogram.com/

Program Email: havenprogram@estoo.net

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