May 5, 2026 Today, a march was held around town and down Hwy 101 by the "S" curve to bring awareness about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR) is a crisis of disproportionate violence against Indigenous people, particularly women, in the U.S. and Canada. Native women face murder rates over ten times the national average in some areas, often linked to jurisdictional gaps, systemic racism, and high rates of sexual assault or trafficking. May 5th is recognized as MMIW Awareness Day. On some reservations, Native women face murder rates more than ten times the national average. These disappearances and murders are often directly linked to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, sex trafficking, and longstanding harms impacting Indigenous communities. Homicide is roughly the third leading cause of death among Indigenous women ages 10-24. 56.1% have experienced sexual violence, 55.5% have experienced physical violence by an intimate partner, and 48.8% have experienced stalking. The Federal Bureau of Investigation reported that there were 10,248 missing Indigenous persons reports in 2024. 5,614 were women, and 4,626 were men. Most women reported missing were under the age of 18. The 10 states with the highest rates of American Indian/Alaska Native missing persons cases in 2025 were AK, AZ, OK, WA, NM, CA, MT, NC, SD, and TX. 95 percent of cases identified by the Urban Indian Health Institute had not been covered by the mainstream media. Because of limited data, there is no reliable nationwide count of how many Native women go missing or are murdered each year.