{"id":11174,"date":"2021-05-05T11:25:51","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T15:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=11174"},"modified":"2021-05-05T12:36:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T16:36:33","slug":"resolution-introduced-for-national-day-of-awareness-for-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/05\/05\/resolution-introduced-for-national-day-of-awareness-for-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"Resolution introduced for National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chair Raul Grijalva introduced a resolution to commemorate May 5 as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.America…<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t

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House Committee on Natural Resources Democrats: Recognizing May 5th and MMIW National Day of Awareness<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n
Grijalva Introduces Resolution Recognizing National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls<\/div>\r\n
Wednesday, May 5, 2021<\/div>\r\n
Source: House Committee on Natural Resources<\/div>\r\n
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<\/P>\r\nThe following is the text of a May 5, 2021, press release from Democrats on the House Committee on Natural Resources Democrats<\/a>.<\/em>\r\n

<\/P>\r\n• Congress.Gov: H.Res.368 – Expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2021, as the “National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls”<\/a>\r\n<\/strong>\r\n

<\/P>\r\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Chair Ra\u00fal M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today led 17 members of Congress in introducing a bipartisan resolution designating May 5 as a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls<\/a>. The resolution and related efforts to combat the silent crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIW) were designed in collaboration with seven national tribal organizations, each of which endorse Grijalva\u2019s resolution.\r\n

<\/P>\r\n\u201cThe violence perpetrated against Indigenous women and girls is an epidemic that requires our attention and urgent action,\u201d said Chair Grijalva. \u201cThis resolution recognizes and honors Indigenous women and girls who have gone missing or have been murdered with a national day not just of recognition, but of solidarity. The House Committee on Natural Resources is committed to providing adequate resources and removing systemic barriers that prevent tribal governments from addressing this crisis. We have held hearings, listened to Indigenous women, and assisted in passing bills to address this silent crisis. I am grateful for the Biden-Harris administration and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland\u2019s partnership as they bring this issue to the forefront of our national awareness. We must work together to hold accountable the people and systems that have failed to protect Indigenous women and girls.\u201d\r\n

<\/P>\r\nChair Grijalva\u2019s video address commemorating the National Day of Awareness for Missing, and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls is available at youtu.be\/UrnFCKQWgE8<\/a>.\r\n

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A red dress symbolizes missing and murdered Indigenous women. Photo by Kevin Abourezk<\/A>