The Power of the Red Dress: Honoring Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR)

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Honoring Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, girls and relatives (MMIWGR) May 5

by Wanda Frenchman
“I am an Indigenous woman living and working in the United States. I am Oglala Lakota and Lenape. I am proud that my DNA carries the ancestral blood of many generations of Indigenous people; however, because of this ancestral blood, I am 2.5 x more likely to experience violent crimes and 2 x more likely to experience rape or sexual assault crimes.”
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Listen to the Boldcafe podcast

Listen to our collection of award-winning podcast episodes. Listen to, “Easter joy” written by the Rev. Ralen M. Robinson that was recorded originally for the April 2019 issue.

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Join Boldcafe writers + friends for conversation and dinner, Thursday, May 1 @ 7 p.m. (CST)!

Our host, The Rev. Ralen M. Robinson, will lead our conversation about the women who inspire us. Granddaughters, daughters, nieces, etc. are encouraged to join! We’ll have a downloadable coloring sheet available, and all participants are encouraged to bring a favorite stuffy or doll. Download a Coloring Sheet.

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Join Boldcafe writers + friends for conversation and dinner, Thursday, May 1 @ 7 p.m. (CST)!

Once a month we meet with some of our popular writers to talk about our favorite articles and more! Bring your own dinner (B.Y.O.D) and sign up via Zoom.

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Listen to our podcast

Every month we offer a podcast version of one of the articles. Listen to, “Lent: A time to hydate” written by Karen Craigo that was recorded originally for the February 2017 issue. You can listen here or get it from iTunes. MORE