Red Lake Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Awareness Run is May 5 

May 5 is Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women (MMIW) Awareness Day and Red Lake Public Safety will be holding a Run as a way to raise awareness for this ongoing crisis. Candace Lagou of Red Lake Public Safety tells us more about the event. 

Lagou also explained the importance of addressing and bringing awareness to the issue that is Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women. 

According to the Minnesota Task Force on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, anywhere from 27 to 54 American Indian women and girls in Minnesota were missing in any given month from 2012 to 2020.