Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition

02/14/2026

02/14/2026

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02/14/2026

02/13/2026

"This year's march comes at a very troubling time that has threatened the safety and wellbeing of our communities. It is also a time of incredible resistance and collective action in our city and our state. We must hold onto that collective action and resistance, beyond this moment in time, because all of our relatives deserve to be safe."
—Nicole Matthews, MIWSAC CEO for MPR News article "Upcoming marches and events honor, remember missing and murdered Indigenous relatives"

Join us for the 2026 march to honor our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives, tomorrow 2/14 beginning at 11am ❤

Read the full MPR News article here: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/13/upcoming-marches-and-events-honor-remember-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-relatives?fbclid=IwZnRzaAP8MAZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeBv3qNuqJD0x8cuV_GpSttoC4zF-EVj6VM49B-lCco-lw3-Jvd5ArP9F7neo_aem_4JkNA1dTpt9NjVtqL8FwDA

02/13/2026

Check out the route for tomorrow's MMIR March!

We will begin at the Minneapolis American Indian Center, head east on Franklin Avenue, south on Cedar Ave to E 26th Street, west on E 26th to Bloomington Ave, then make our way back to the Indian Center. The march is 11am-2pm.

Please share widely! We look forward to seeing you tomorrow ❤

02/13/2026

Minnesota Native News interviewed our CEO Nicole Matthews on the impact and importance of the MMIR March. Each year, we march to raise awareness for the epidemic of our Missing & Murdered Relatives, honor the relatives and families impacted by the epidemic, and demand justice:

"Really, we want justice, and we want to keep raising our voices until we have a day that we don't have to talk about this because it's no longer an issue." —Nicole Matthews, MIWSAC CEO

This year's march is tomorrow, February 14 @ 11 am. We hope to see you there ❤

Listen to the full radio episode here: https://minnesotanativenews.org/mmir-march-native-college-bball/

02/12/2026

Swipe to view this Saturday's MMIR March agenda, safety information, and parking information ❤ ➡

Safety info:
Safety measures and precautions for the 2026 MMIR March include a Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) es**rt, a barricade on all streets through the march route, with additional support from the Indigenous Protector Movement, Many Shields Society, Minneapolis Park Police, Metro Transit Police, and Hennepin County Sheriff's Office. Vehicles will be available along the march route for accessibility purposes, if needed. PPE and whistles will also be available to march attendees at the Minneapolis American Indian Center.

Parking info:
Parking around the Minneapolis American Indian Center is limited; we suggest carpooling, if possible. The MAIC parking lot can be accessed from Franklin Avenue and 19th Street. There is also free parking on 19th Street. Swipe to view map of available parking near MAIC.

We look forward to seeing you there!

02/12/2026

Miigwech/Pidamaya ye to Native Roots Radio for interviewing our CEO Nicole Matthews on the importance of the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) March and the work that MIWSAC does to end sexual violence against all our relatives ❤️

This year's MMIR March is Saturday, February 14th @ 11am beginning at the Minneapolis American Indian Center. We look forward to seeing you there!

02/11/2026

Registration is now open for our 19th Annual Restoring the Sacred Trails of our Grandmothers Conference!

REGISTER HERE: https://miwsac.co/AnnualConference26

The theme of this year's conference is Growing our Garden to End Sexual Violence. The conference will take place April 21-23, 2026 at Fond du Lac's Black Bear Casino in Carlton, MN.

Interested in presenting at our Annual Conference? We're accepting workshop proposals until March 13, 2026. Submit your proposal today at the link below!
https://miwsac.co/CallForPresenters26

ASL Interpretation will be on site.

**Please note: Very limited Travel Scholarship assistance is available for Minnesota residents only**

Scholarships will not be available for Vendors at this time.

02/10/2026

Registration is open for our Native-Focused 40-Hour Sexual Assault Advocacy Training!

This training is free of cost and open to all who are interested in advocacy and supporting Indigenous survivors. Join us virtually on zoom from March 3-26, 2026 each Tuesday and Thursday 12:30pm-4:30pm CT. ASL interpretation provided 🩵

REGISTER HERE: https://miwsac.co/40Hour2026

02/09/2026

"It was a community collaboration of Native women working together. We were there as a community to come together and bring healing to that place where significant trauma occurred." -Nicole Matthews, MIWSAC CEO for Religion News Service

RNS recently interviewed MIWSAC's CEO Nicole Matthews on the honoring of Renee Good and Alex Pretti last weekend, the impact recent ICE activity has had on our relatives, and the importance of our medicine and prayers.

Read the full article at the link below 🔗
https://religionnews.com/2026/02/07/minneapolis-christian-native-communities-fight-fear-of-ice-with-traditional-ritual-and-prayer/