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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) Task Force
MMIP Taskforce
The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) Task Force is a collaborative, survivor- and family-led initiative of Urban Indigenous Collective (UIC).
Vision
The Task Force brings together survivors, relatives of the missing and murdered, matriarchs, clan mothers, and elders from Tribal Nations across the tri-state region and surrounding areas.
Its purpose is to advocate for victims and survivors, provide peer support to movement leaders, and ensure that survivor voices remain at the center of all research, policy, and community response efforts.
Purpose
The MMIP Task Force guides the direction of UIC’s MMIWGT2S NYC+ Program, grounding every action in Indigenous values, survivor wisdom, and community accountability. Together, we work to end the epidemic of violence against Indigenous women, girls, trans, and Two-Spirit relatives — in Lenapehoking and across the East Coast.
Strategic Direction
Prevention & Education
Prevention & Education
The Task Force provides input and guidance on UIC’s MMIP program goals, priorities, and initiatives — ensuring that all work remains survivor-centered, culturally rooted, and responsive to community needs.
Prevention & Education
Prevention & Education
Prevention & Education
Members design and host workshops, awareness campaigns, and community events that challenge stereotypes, prevent violence, and foster understanding.Through ceremonies, discussions, and educational gatherings, we empower relatives and allies to take collective action against gender-based violence.
Restorative Justice
Prevention & Education
Accountability Committee
The Task Force is developing an Indigenous-informed restorative justice process that prioritizes healing, accountability, and restoration over punishment.
This approach centers survivors’ voices and integrates the guidance of elders, healers, and cultural practitioners.
Accountability Committee
Accountability Committee
Accountability Committee
An internal Accountability Committee ensures transparency, integrity, and community trust throughout the restorative justice process. The committee monitors implementation, evaluates impact, and promotes best practices rooted in mutual respect and relational accountability.
Community Engagement
Accountability Committee
Community Engagement
Through public forums, cultural events, and support circles, the Task Force creates spaces for survivors and families to share their stories, express needs, and co-create solutions. By amplifying survivor voices, we build belonging, resilience, and solidarity within the community.
Policy Advocacy
Accountability Committee
Community Engagement
The Task Force leads policy advocacy at local, state, and national levels, advancing reforms that improve justice, data collection, and survivor support. We work alongside partners and policymakers to strengthen protections, uphold Indigenous sovereignty, and ensure survivors are seen and supported.
Join the MMIP Task Force
Membership is open to self-identified Indigenous community members — including survivors, family members, and relatives impacted by the MMIP crisis who share our commitment to cultural humility, collective action, and healing justice.
(Applications are currently closed)
Indigipride 2026: Ballroom Pow Wow
This Pride season, we center the brilliance, survival, and futurity of Two-Spirit, Queer, and Trans Indigenous people.
From powwow circles to ballroom runways, INDIGIPRIDE 2026: Ballroom Pow Wow brings together Indigenous tradition and Ballroom culture in a shared practice of resistance, joy, and collective care. We honor the ancestors who danced before us, the Houses and communities that built refuge and family in hostile cities, and the culture bearers who continue to move us forward, fierce, unapologetic, and alive.