Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Women's History Month 2025

3/6/20252 min read

For too long, Indigenous women and girls have gone missing or been murdered, their cases ignored, their stories left untold. But their families, communities, and advocates refuse to let them be forgotten.

The Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) movement is a powerful force for justice, resilience, and change. From red handprints painted across faces to marches, art, and legislation, Indigenous voices are rising—demanding safety, accountability, and the right to simply exist without fear.

Their strength is unbreakable. Their spirits endure. No more stolen sisters.

1960s

  • 1969 – Gloria Moody (British Columbia, Canada) – Murdered

1970s

  • 1971 – Helen Betty Osborne (Norway House Cree Nation, Manitoba, Canada) – Murdered

  • 1973 – Gale Weyseter (British Columbia, Canada) – Murdered

  • 1974 – Monica Ignas (British Columbia, Canada) – Disappeared

  • 1974 – Colleen MacMillen (British Columbia, Canada) – Disappeared

  • 1975 – Maisie Shawl (Ktunaxa Nation, British Columbia, Canada) – Murdered

  • 1978 – Monica Jack (Chapaka First Nation, British Columbia, Canada) – Murdered

1980s

  • 1983 – Shelley-Anne Bascu (Alberta, Canada) – Murdered

  • 1989 – Alberta Williams (Haisla Nation, British Columbia, Canada) – Murdered

1990s

  • 1993 – Penny Brisbee (Colville Confederated Tribes, Washington, USA) – Murdered

  • 1994 – Ramona Wilson (British Columbia, Canada) – Disappeared

  • 1995 – Pamela George (Sakimay First Nations, Saskatchewan, Canada) – Murdered

2000s

  • 2001 – JoJo Boswell (Lumbee Tribe, North Carolina, USA) – Murdered

  • 2002 – Lisa Marie Young (Songhees First Nation, British Columbia, Canada) – Missing

  • 2002 – Nicole Hoar (British Columbia, Canada) – Disappeared

  • 2004 – Daleen Kay Bosse (Little Pine First Nation, Saskatchewan, Canada) – Murdered

  • 2005 – Tamara Chipman (British Columbia, Canada) – Disappeared

  • 2006 – Aielah Saric-Auger (British Columbia, Canada) – Murdered

2010s

  • 2010 – Amber Tuccaro (Mikisew Cree First Nation, Alberta, Canada) – Murdered

  • 2011 – Madison Scott (British Columbia, Canada) – Missing

  • 2011 – Pauline Brazeau (Saulteaux First Nation, Saskatchewan, Canada) – Murdered

  • 2013 – Hanna Harris (Northern Cheyenne, Montana, USA) – Murdered

  • 2014 – Tina Fontaine (Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba, Canada) – Murdered

  • 2014 – Misty Upham (Blackfeet Nation, Washington, USA) – Found deceased

  • 2015 – Roxanne Louie (Okanagan Indian Band, British Columbia, Canada) – Murdered

  • 2016 – Loreal Tsingine (Navajo Nation, Arizona, USA) – Fatally shot by police

  • 2016 – Caitlin Potts (Samson Cree Nation, Alberta, Canada) – Missing

  • 2016 – Ashlyn Mike (Navajo Nation, New Mexico, USA) – Kidnapped & murdered

  • 2017 – Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind (Spirit Lake Dakota, North Dakota, USA) – Murdered

  • 2017 – Ashley Loring HeavyRunner (Blackfeet Nation, Montana, USA) – Missing

  • 2017 – Savanna Buckman (Gila River Indian Community, Arizona, USA) – Missing

  • 2017 – Ariel Begay (Navajo Nation, New Mexico, USA) – Missing

  • 2017 – Olivia Lone Bear (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, North Dakota, USA) – Found deceased

  • 2018 – Henny Scott (Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Montana, USA) – Found deceased

  • 2018 – Brittany Tiger (Muscogee Creek Nation, Oklahoma, USA) – Found deceased

  • 2018 – Jamie Yazzie (Navajo Nation, Arizona, USA) – Missing (Remains found in 2022)

  • 2018 – Jamie Lynn Morin (Big River First Nation, Saskatchewan, Canada) – Missing

  • 2018 – Ashley Johnson-Barr (Iñupiaq, Alaska, USA) – Murdered

  • 2019 – Kaysera Stops Pretty Places (Crow & Northern Cheyenne Nations, Montana, USA) – Found deceased

  • 2019 – Rosenda Strong (Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Washington, USA) – Found deceased

  • 2019 – Faith Lindsey (Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma, USA) – Missing (Presumed murdered)

2020s

  • 2020 – Selena Not Afraid (Crow Nation & Nakota Nation, Montana, USA) – Found deceased

  • 2020 – Mary Johnson (Tulalip Tribes, Washington, USA) – Missing

  • 2020 – Katelyn Kelley (Menominee Nation, Wisconsin, USA) – Found deceased

  • 2020 – Alissa Turnbull (Penobscot Nation, Maine, USA) – Missing

  • 2021 – Tiffany Booth (Choctaw Nation, Oklahoma, USA) – Murdered

  • 2021 – Shannah "Shay" Cruz (Hopi Tribe, Arizona, USA) – Missing

  • 2022 – Jamie Yazzie’s remains found (Missing since 2018)

  • 2022 – Clarissa St. Clair (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, North Dakota, USA) – Missing

  • 2022 – Audreona Barnes (Cherokee Nation, Ohio, USA) – Murdered

  • 2022 - Cara Cox (The Muscogee Creek Nation, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA) - Missing

  • 2025 - Michelle Elbow Shield (Oglala Sioux Tribe,Rapid City, South Dakota, USA) – Murdered

***This list is long, but it is incomplete- the missing number in the thousands.
Under-reporting is a huge part of the problem.
Raising awareness helps.***

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