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May 5th is National Missing And Murdered Indigenous Persons Day

In 2017, Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester from Montana introduced a resolution recognizing May 5, as a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls. It was in response to the murder of Hanna Harris on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation and other abductions and killings of Native women across the United States. Since 2017, actions on May 5th to honor MMIW at the local, regional, and national level continue to grow across the United States and internationally. These efforts are as varied as the Indian Nations, where they are being organized. The silence of tolerance and inaction is being challenged.

In the Bay Area and Alameda County, specifically - we live and breathe on Ohlone Costonoan Chochenyo and Muwekma lands and look to the stewards of the land and culture bearers like and for their leadership but we also hold own responsibility to ensure the safety and protection of all survivors, especially our Indigenous femmes and trans relatives impacted by gendered violence.

Today, we celebrate with our community across Alameda County and the internet. You are seen, you are loved, you are important.