Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: The Gaps in the Research Renee Guzman Social Welfare Dr. Danica Miller University of Washington Tacoma
MMIW: Thesis “This raises the question of how the federal government is primarily responsible for the high rate of Missing and murdered indigenous women.”
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women • The highest rate of missing and murdered women compared to all other ethnicities • Misidentified as other ethnicities • Stereotyped as runaway or other racial excuses
• Lack of cooperation by Federal government • Lack of documentation on missing women into the Contributions national database • Lack of policy enforcement or racist policies implemented
Methods: • VAWA- Policies • Lack of documentation • Gaps (hidden negligence)
Resolution, You Ask?
Global Connections • Canada, India, Middle East, Mexico • Sexism, Racism, Romanization of the “other” • Dehumanizing women
Solution • Recognition of Women • Address sex trafficking • Rape • Abuse • Dehumanization • Patriarchy
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