{"id":124407,"date":"2025-03-06T00:00:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T06:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=124407"},"modified":"2025-03-07T08:54:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T14:54:02","slug":"native-america-calling-the-ongoing-push-for-mmip-action-and-awareness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/03\/06\/native-america-calling-the-ongoing-push-for-mmip-action-and-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: The ongoing push for MMIP action and awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Thursday, March 6, 2025<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">The ongoing push for MMIP action and awareness <\/div>\r\n A play in Burbank, California, exposes the frustrations Native Americans often express about the ongoing tragedy of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP). \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe largely Native production, <a href=\"https:\/\/thevictorytheatrecenter.org\/\"><em>Four Women In Red<\/em><\/a>, portrays a group of women who learn they\u2019re largely alone in finding out information about missing loved ones. The play comes at a time of job cuts for Department of Interior officials and federal law enforcement officers. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAt the same time, the Trump Administration announced new efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/02\/20\/bureau-of-indian-affairs-turns-to-new-technology-to-help-solve-missing-and-murdered-cases\/\">identify remains of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People and reunite them with their families<\/a>. Some states, including New Mexico, are making moves to reinforce their efforts to solve MMIP crimes.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_youtu-be\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8Dy0weHGOfs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/plugins\/content-cards\/skins\/default\/content-cards-placeholder.png\" alt=\" - YouTube\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8Dy0weHGOfs\">\n\t\t\t &#8211; YouTube\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8Dy0weHGOfs\">\n\t\t\t<p>Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/s\/desktop\/4e57be2c\/img\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"youtu.be\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tyoutu.be\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">LA Progressive: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/8Dy0weHGOfs>Four Women in Red at the Victory Theatre<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<P><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n Angel Charley (Acoma Pueblo and Navajo), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmlegis.gov\/Members\/Legislator?SponCode=SCHAR\">New Mexico State Senator<\/a>, District 30\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.laurashamas.com\/\">Laura Shamas<\/a> (Chickasaw) playwright and creator of <a href=\"https:\/\/thevictorytheatrecenter.org\/\"><em>Four Women In Red<\/em><\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nLaRenda Morgan (Cheyenne and Arapaho) MMIP chapter chair and government affairs officer for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheyenneandarapaho-nsn.gov\/\">Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes<\/a> in Oklahoma\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/william-horton-a5b7a9282\">William J. Horton<\/a> (Choctaw) regional agent in charge for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bia.gov\/service\/mmu\">Missing and Murdered Unit<\/a> at the <a href=https:\/\/www.bia.gov\/>Bureau of Indian Affairs<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dargomezlaw.com\/\">Darlene Gomez<\/a>, attorney and activist for missing and murdered Indigenous people\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption><img src=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/11\/nativewomen-scaled.jpg width=0 height=0 class=invisible>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Efforts continue at all levels to address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous relatives.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20936,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17,13,1],"tags":[6166,117,38,1096,6162,6164,6165,511,243,197,133,167,127,134,542,6163,44],"class_list":["post-124407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-entertainment","category-law","category-national","tag-angel-charley","tag-bia","tag-california","tag-cheyenne-arapaho","tag-darlene-gomez","tag-larenda-morgan","tag-laura-shamas","tag-law-enforcement","tag-media","tag-mmiw","tag-native-america-calling","tag-new-mexico","tag-oklahoma","tag-radio","tag-theater","tag-william-horton","tag-women","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-wmz","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/11\/nativewomen-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124407"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124407\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124710,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124407\/revisions\/124710"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}