Blackfeet MMIP
Outreach
Missing Murdered Indigenous People
Services
Our organization's efforts are centered on advocating for justice, supporting families, and raising awareness to ensure missing and murdered Indigenous people are not forgotten.
Murdered, Missing Indigenous People - MMIP is dedicated to providing essential support, advocacy, and counseling services for missing and murdered Indigenous individuals and their families. Our mission is to raise awareness, educate the public, and work towards sustainable solutions that address the crisis faced by Indigenous communities. Through our initiatives, we strive to empower families, honor the memory of the missing and murdered, and create a brighter, safer future for Indigenous peoples.
We believe in the power of community, support, and cultural preservation to bring about positive change. By standing together, advocating for justice and equality, and honoring the voices of those we have lost, we strive to create a world where every Indigenous person is valued, protected, and free from violence.
When we come together in a culturally appropriate trauma-informed space with humility and sensitivity we can make the changes necessary to improve the safety and circumstances for generations to come.
We welcome participation in all BMMIP activities from all nationalities and neighboring communities, both off and on reservations. Our services are free of charge because our team believes every person is important and no task is too large.
EDUCATIONAL
Educational Training Events
We are committed to increasing awareness and prevention of human trafficking through educational training events. These sessions aim to equip participants with vital knowledge about recognizing, responding to, and preventing trafficking activities. By providing practical resources and foster collaboration, we can better protect vulnerable populations and support victims.
Our training events are designed for a diverse audience, including community members, law enforcement, service providers, educators, and youth groups. Through interactive workshops and expert-led discussions, participants will gain insights into trafficking indicators, reporting procedures, and available resources.
We believe that education is a powerful tool in combating human trafficking. We invite you to join us in these important efforts to create safer, informed communities.
AWARNESS | EDUCATIONAL
Through education and awareness campaigns, we aim to inform the public about the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous individuals, shedding light on the urgent need for action and solidarity.
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Awareness Walks
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Community Presentations
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Self Defense Classes
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Social Media Campaigns
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Crisis Intervention
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Human Trafficking
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Trauma Informed Training
When holding awareness events, we invite all other neighboring reservations. These events help us stay connected with the families of the murdered and missing here on the Blackfeet reservation.
These events will tell the stories of Native community members who have gone missing/murdered and the obstacles Native communities have faced in seeking justice.
Educational Training Events
We are committed to increasing awareness and prevention of human trafficking through educational training events. These sessions aim to equip participants with vital knowledge about recognizing, responding to, and preventing trafficking activities. By providing practical resources and foster collaboration, we can better protect vulnerable populations and support victims.
Our training events are designed for a diverse audience, including community members, law enforcement, service providers, educators, and youth groups. Through interactive workshops and expert-led discussions, participants will gain insights into trafficking indicators, reporting procedures, and available resources.
We believe that education is a powerful tool in combating human trafficking. We invite you to join us in these important efforts to create safer, informed communities.
URBAN SEARCH PARTIES
All of our volunteers are certified in outreach.
We help bring home missing loved ones when no one else is willing, whether the vulnerable person has walked away from a treatment facility or group home, or it is suspected that they have been abducted and harmed.
We have created a detailed document to help families and friends and community members to act quickly, safely, and efficiently in the event a loved one has gone missing.
VALUED PARTNER
Ohkomi Forensics is an Indigenous-led, Montana-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides forensic services to the Indigenous communities and families affected by the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) crisis.
For forensic consultation and case evaluation, please contact:
Executive Director, Haley Omeasoo at Haley.omeasoo@ohkomiforensics.com or
visit their website at www.ohkomiforensics.com.
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VALUED PARTNER
CAROLYN DEFORD
Puyallup Tribe Community Domestic Violence Advocacy program.
(253) 680-5499
CDVAP@PuyallupTribe=nsn.gov
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VALUED PARTNER
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Unchained a freedom alliance, is an organization that provides strong partnerships with various government, non-profit and corporate organizations, dedicated to fighting human trafficking at all levels – local, state, federal, and tribal. The stand against the tragic disappearances, murders and exploitation of First Nations families in which recovery of victims and justice is often elusive. They support Native communities and law enforcement to find those missing and hunt down the criminals responsible.
VALUED PARTNER
Laurah Norton, is a writer, researcher, and host of The Fall Line podcast. On The Fall Line, Laurah focuses on cold cases from the American Southeast. She also hosts One Strange Thing podcast that shares unexplainable stories found in American news archives.
Laurah has 16 years of research and writing experience as a former academic in literary fiction, creative nonfiction, and archival and primary research.
Laurah released Lay Them to Rest in 2023, a true-crime book that shares Laurah’s experience while assisting in identifying a Jane Doe homicide victim found in an Illinois state park in 1993.
Laurah volunteers for the Board of Directors of the nonprofit, Season of Justice; she joined after seeing how many families were helped through awareness grants for their loved ones’ cases. She works with families, experts, and law enforcement in the Southeast and beyond to make sure cold cases that have received little attention get a media platform.
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SELF-DEFENSE
We now provide professionally taught self-defense classes for all ages and genders that are fun, interactive, and empowering.
