WE WEAR RED FOR OUR SISTERS
Many tribes believe red is the only color spirits see. It is hoped that by wearing red, all Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirited persons (MMIWG2S) will be called home so they may peacefully rest.
* TRIGGER WARNING *
Indigenous women are 10x more likely to go missing or be murdered than non-indigenous women.
5,712 was the most reported count of MMIWG2S in 2016. The number of MMIWG2S is much higher than that.
There is no accurate number due to the immense amount of unreported cases.
Law officials have failed to create an effective database that precisely identifies such cases by ethnicity.
This is not only an issue of under-counted crimes. This is genocide.
A true human-rights crisis that we must correct.
NO MORE STOLEN SISTERS
Photography: Kanoe Town © KTown Photography. All rights reserved.
How you can help:
Spread awareness for MMIWG2S by wearing red.
Wear red on May 5th - MMIWG2S Awareness Day.
Share and educate others.
Donate to native led non-profit organizations dedicated to ending violence against indigenous persons. Be sure to research the organization prior to donating.
A portion of the proceeds from our pālule in 2022 were donated to:
National Indigenous Women's Resource Center
A portion of the proceeds from our pālule in 2023 will be donated to:
Pālule - No More Stolen Sisters Pālule
Apo Pepeiao - No More Stolen Sisters Apo Pepeiao
Models Standing For MMIWG2S
Hua Hoʻāla - Chariya Terlep-Cabatbat, KaHāNioke - Noeʻula McKeague,
Melissa Akoni, Tayvia Cabatbat, Alakaʻi Kapanui, Tasiah Little, Tiani Nacionales
Pālule by Hua Hoʻāla
Bandana by KaHāNioke