{"product_id":"mmiw-in-support-of-indigenous-lives-an-anthology-for-change-paperback","title":"Mmiw: In Support of Indigenous Lives: An Anthology for Change - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eImane Chafi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlice Challoner\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eMargareta Durovcikova\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMissing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) is a humaitarian crisis effecting Native communities around the world. Activists are pushing for awareness and change for the staggering amount of Native women who have been 'stolen' from their families and communities by violence. The problem is pervasive: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn some areas of the United states, Indigenous women are murdered at a rate 10 times higher than other ethnicities, with the majority of crimes committed on Native-owned land by non-Natives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccording to the CDC, murder is the third leading cause of death among Native women.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThere are a lot of reasons why Native women are so over-represented in violent statistics- lack of attention from the media, legal and jurisdictional issues, lack of communication between local, tribal and state law enforcement, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo create this book, a team of writers from many cultural backgrounds came together to write stories, poems, plays, and essays to raise awareness for MMIW. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll proceeds from this book will split equally between the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center (NIWRC) and the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 158\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46548843233477,"sku":"9798850639877","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/jh2EvyPHDU9798850639877.webp?v=1784254601","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/mmiw-in-support-of-indigenous-lives-an-anthology-for-change-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}