From The People marketplace offering virtual help to Native artists, vendors
Many businesses felt the pain in 2020 due to the numerous shut-downs and cancelled events because of the COVID-19 pandemic. One area that was hit especially hard was Native American artists and vendors, and From The People, an online community, was formed to try to lessen those pains.
“From The People is a Native and woman-owned online Indigenous marketplace and decolonized community,” said Isabella Johnson, From the People co-founder. “We cater specifically to Native artists and vendors and have features like our Native lands map to showcase Native-owned businesses. Our platform facilitates exchanges of cultural appreciation between customers and vendors by making it easy for customers to directly support Indigenous artists who can then continue to create their traditional crafts. Additionally, a percentage of our proceeds are donated to the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Wome
Native OU students, faculty and alumni gathered at the Oklahoma State Capitol for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Womenâs Awareness Day on May 5 to remember victims and those still being searched for.
Dozens of people from various tribes dressed in traditional regalia and red â the color associated with Murdered Indigenous Womenâs Awareness â attended the rally Wednesday. Various advocates and speakers addressed the attendees to bring awareness to the movement and push legislation to benefit victims. Booths surrounding the area with photos of victims were set up to raise funds for search efforts and sold items including handcrafted beaded jewelry and shirts.
Hundreds gather for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women rally in Bemidji
Ordinarily, participants would march, but due to COVID-19 and certain event activities, this year’s event was a stationary one at Paul Bunyan Park. 11:38 am, May 6, 2021 ×
Simone Senogles, second from right, and others sing during a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s rally held on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at Paul Bunyan Park. May 5 was also the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls. (Annalise Braught / Bemidji Pioneer)
BEMIDJI, Minn. Hundreds of people gathered from all around the country with some from as far away as California by the Lake Bemidji waterfront on Wednesday for a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women rally to show support for families affected by these all-too-frequent tragedies.
NMiF speaks with local advocates of missing and murdered indigenous women
Candidate conversations in CD1 race also slated May 06, 2021
This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Antonia Gonzales talks with two local advocates about the national attention given to the missing and murdered indigenous women crisis. President Biden declared Thursday, May 6, to be Missing and Murdered Indigenous People’s Awareness Day. His new interior secretary, former New Mexico Congresswoman Deb Haaland, is a member of the Laguna Pueblo and has created a unit within the Bureau of Indian Affairs that is dedicated to the crisis. But new federal attention doesn’t guarantee successful results as myriad levels of government try to work together in an effective fashion.
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In his proclamation, President Biden says the federal government has failed to allocate the necessary resources to prevent the thousands of unsolved cases of missing and murdered Native Americans. He pledged his administration’s support to address what he calls an “ongoing tragedy” in Indian Country. Our treaty and trust responsibilities to Tribal Nations require our best efforts, and our concern for the well-being of these fellow citizens require us to act with urgency. To this end, our Government must strengthen its support and collaboration with Tribal communities, reads the proclamation.
In 2017, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution designating May 5 a national day of awareness for missing and murdered Native women and girls. Tribes including the Navajo Nation also recognize the date as a day of remembrance and action.