Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls
"It is said that “a Peoples” strength is not found in its strongest moments but instead in its saddest. We, as Indigenous People seem to have had our more than fair share of sadness. After all we had stolen from us in spirituality, culture, history, etc. we are also continually losing our Women and Girls, Including 2SLGBTQQIA people. Why must our Sisters, Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunties, & Brothers voices be quenched by the evil of others? Then why must a system that is there to protect us all, hide its face from our People?
This truly is the hardest part, for the sadness is felt by all of us. But we must stand with weeping hearts and listen to the Wind’s message from our Sisters, Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunties, & Brothers and then allow our voices to be theirs. For only when we all see the past our sadness and anger to proclaim the wisdom of these wise ones can we hope to stop the continuing destruction of our Peoples. So join with all the many others that hear and proclaim.
We refuse to lose these voices on the wind. Yes, many reports, ideas, thoughts, condonations, etc. were added, however the great truth is that we wish for nothing more for all these missing and murdered ones voices to be heard again. Next, the great Creator has given us a number of great gifts like connection to Mother Earth and each other being but one, another is that every Indigenous person shares in the responsibility of being a voice for both Mother Earth AND each other. So the next Great phase of the MMIWG’s Initiative is to carry these voices from the wind to others and proclaim their wisdom."
(Rev. James Smith jr.)