MMIP / MMIW / MMIR National Day of Awareness Event Directory 2026
As we approach May 5, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Relatives, communities across the country are coming together to honor our loved ones and bring visibility to this ongoing crisis.
This directory was created to help people find events in their own communities and across regions, whether attending in person or joining virtually. Each listing includes event details and contact information so you can connect, participate, and stand in solidarity.
If there isn’t an event in your area, you are still part of this movement. Join a virtual event, wear red, share information, and stand with families in your own way. Every action contributes to visibility, accountability, and change.
To have your event added, please email your flyer to info@medicinewheelride.org.
Virtual and Online Events
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Medicine Wheel Ride Community Chat
Date: May 6, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM CST
Location: Virtual
Host: StrongHearts Native Helpline
Featuring: Medicine Wheel Ride
Register: https://bit.ly/MMIR26
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War Party Movement 2nd Annual MMIW Virtual 5K
Date: May 2 to May 5, 2026
Location: Virtual
Host: War Party Movement / War Party Ranch
Details: Walk, bike, row, ruck, or run from anywhere
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Native Women Running Virtual MMIW Run
Date: May 1 to May 5, 2026
Location: Virtual
Host: Native Women Running
Details: Run, walk, bike, hike, or move from anywhere
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SWIWC MMIP Webinar: What is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons?
Date: May 6, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM Phoenix time
Location: Virtual
Host: SWIWC
Contact: tania.harvey@swiwc.org
Alaska
MMIW Alaska Week of Awareness
Date: May 4 to May 8, 2026
Time: 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM AKST daily
Location: Virtual / online
Host: Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center
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MMIP Sign Making: Honoring May 5th
Date: April 29, 2026
Time: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Location: Native Movement, 2522 Arctic Blvd, Anchorage, AK
Host: Native Movement
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MMIP Awareness Walk — Nulato
Date: May 5, 2026
Time: 2:45 PM
Location: Andrew K. Demoski School, Nulato, AK
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MMIW Gathering — Craig Tribal Hall
Date: May 5, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Location: Craig Tribal Hall, Alaska
Host: RISE
Contact: shauna.thomas@risepow.org | 907-401-3688
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Honoring MMIP and VAWA Update
Date: May 5, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: 320 W Willoughby Ave, Juneau, AK
Host: Tlingit & Haida / Wayfinders
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Alaska MMIP Justice Summit and Red Dress Gala
Date: May 27 to May 29, 2026
Location: Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center, Anchorage, AK
Host: Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center and partners
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Maniilaq Association MMIP Awareness Walk
Date: May 5, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Host: Maniilaq Association
Arizona
Medicine Wheel Ride Arizona 2026 — Riding for Resiliency
Date: May 1 to May 2, 2026
Time: Registration begins at 7:30 AM
Location: Peridot to White River to Coalmine Chapter
Host: Medicine Wheel Ride
Website: medicinewheelride.org
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NAU MMIR Awareness Day
Date: April 30, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Location: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
Host: Northern Arizona University
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Annual MMIP Prayer Walk — No More Stolen Relatives
Date: May 2, 2026
Time: 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Location: Phoenix Indian Center, 4041 N Central Ave, Building B, Phoenix, AZ
Host: F.I.N.A.L. Youth Council / Phoenix Indian Center
Contact: 602-264-6768 ext. 251 | smartin@phxindcenter.org
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Safety is Sacred: Strength in Community
Date: May 3, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: Tempe Public Library, Desert Willow Room, 3500 S Rural Rd, Tempe, AZ
Host: SWIWC and partners
Contact: sophia.marjanovic@justschools.org
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Tucson Indian Center MMIW Awareness Event
Date: May 3, 2026
Time: 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Location: 4700 S Landing Way, Tucson, AZ
Host: Tucson Indian Center
Contact: tlabahe@ticenter.org
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MMIP Symposium — IndigiWellbeing
Date: May 4, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: University of Arizona, HSIB Health Sciences Innovation Building, Tucson, AZ
Host: IndigiWellbeing / University of Arizona
Registration: tinyurl.com/26MMIPSymposium
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She Cried That Day Film Screening
Date: May 4, 2026
Time: 2:45 PM to 5:00 PM MDT
Location: Navajo Nation Museum, Window Rock, AZ
Host: Navajo Division of Behavioral and Mental Health Services
Registration: shorturl.at/4c0CR
Contact: Wahaila Begaye | 928-871-7937 | wnbegaye@navajo-nsn.gov
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Missing and Murdered Diné Relatives Symposium
Date: May 4 to May 5, 2026
Time: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM MDT
Location: Navajo Nation Museum, Window Rock, AZ
Host: Navajo Nation partners
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Arizona MMIP Awareness Day Gathering
Date: May 5, 2026
Time: 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Location: Wesley Bolin Plaza, Phoenix, AZ
San Carlos Apache MMIW / MMIP Vigil
Date: May 5, 2026
Time: 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Location: Emily Pike Water Tank
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Meet Me at the Flagpole — Colorado River Indian Tribes
Date: May 5, 2026
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: CRIT Administration Offices, Parker, AZ
Host: Colorado River Indian Tribes
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Coal Mine Canyon Chapter MMIR Awareness Walk
Date: May 2, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM DST
Location: Coal Mine Canyon Chapter, State Route 264 / Indian Route 6720
Host: Coal Mine Canyon Chapter
Connected to: Medicine Wheel Ride — Riding for Resiliency
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6th Annual Southern AZ MMIP Awareness 5K Run / Walk
Date: May 9, 2026
Time: 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM
Location: Pima Community College West Campus
Host: IndigiWellbeing
Registration: tinyurl.com/26MMIPRUNWALK
California
Lake County Tribal Health Consortium MMIP Community Event
Date: May 1, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: 800 N Main St, Lakeport, CA
Host: Lake County Tribal Health Consortium
In partnership with: Medicine Wheel Ride
Contact: Darnell Aparicio | 707-533-3044
Website: lcthc.com
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Pinoleville Pomo Nation MMIP Awareness Walk
Date: May 2, 2026
Location: Ukiah Fairgrounds to Alex Thomas Plaza, Ukiah, CA
Host: Pinoleville Pomo Nation
Contact: tatiana@pinoleville-nsn.gov
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RVIT MMIP Walk — Bringing Awareness and Healing for Our Community
Date: May 3, 2026
Time: Walk starts at 1:00 PM | Dinner at 4:00 PM | Feather Dancers at 6:00 PM
Location: Hatchet Mountain Road, Covelo, CA to Hidden Oaks Park
Host: Round Valley Indian Tribes
Contacts: Michelle Merrifield | Mmerrifield@rvit.org | 707-621-2004
Tracie Tillotson | Ttillotson@rvit.org | 707-354-4613
Myron Hoaglen | Myronhoaglen@gmail.com | 707-354-1183
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Unity Walk — Walk for Justice and Unity
Date: May 5, 2026
Time: Meet at 10:00 AM | Walk at 11:00 AM
Location: Imperial Hwy and S. Figueroa to Los Angeles City Hall
Host: AIM Southern California and partners
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Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation 4th Annual MMIP Awareness Walk
Date: May 5, 2026
Host: Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation
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Northern California MMIW Awareness Event
Date: May 9, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Seawolf Plaza / Rohnert Park area
In partnership with: Medicine Wheel Ride
Colorado
MMIW Native Art Market
Date: May 2, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Brunner Farmhouse, Broomfield, CO
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National Day of Theatre Readings for MMIWR — Colorado Springs
Date: May 5, 2026
Time: 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Location: Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 30 W Dale St, Colorado Springs, CO
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MMIR Prayer Walk / Run — Nahui Ollin Spiritual Run
Date: May 9, 2026
Time: Walk / run starts at 6:00 AM
Start Location: Elmore’s Corner, 50 Co Rd 234, Durango, CO
End Location: Sky Ute Casino, 14324 CO-172, Ignacio, CO
Host: NativeLove, MMIR Task Force of Colorado, Colorado Cold Case Task Force, 4 Corners K-9 Search and Rescue, Southern Ute Indian Tribe and Police, Sky Ute Casino Resort, CASTA, TAT
Iowa
MMIR March — National Day of Awareness
Date: May 4, 2026
Time: 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Route: Sioux City Police Department, 601 Douglas St to Woodbury County Courthouse, 620 Douglas St to Sioux City Museum, 607 4th St
Host: Red Sky Nation
Contact: Josh Taylor | 712-898-1575
Minnesota
MMIR 5K Run / 1 Mile Walk
Date: May 3, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: The Loppet Trailhead, Minneapolis, MN
Host: Native Women Running
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MMIW 218 Conference
Date: May 3, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: Sanford Event Center, Bemidji, MN
Host: MMIW 218
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National MMIR Day Remembrance Ceremony
Date: May 5, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Location: Minneapolis American Indian Center, 1530 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN
Host: Minnesota Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office
Partners: MIWSAC, NACDI
Livestream: Minnesota Department of Public Safety YouTube
Montana
MMIP Justice Rally
Date: May 5, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: Big Horn County Courthouse, Hardin, MT
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MMIW Rally and March
Date: May 5, 2026
Location: BIA Parking Lot to Cheyenne Depot area, Lame Deer, MT
Nebraska
MMIR Training — Ponca Tribe
Date: May 5, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Durham Museum, Omaha, NE
Host: Ponca Tribe
Registration: poncatribeofne.formstack.com
Nevada
Newe Waipapian MMIW Conference
Date: May 3 to May 5, 2026
Location: Elko Convention Center, Elko, NV
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Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe MMIP Solidarity Walk and Social Powwow
Date: May 9, 2026
Time: Walk at 10:00 AM | Powwow at 12:00 PM
Location: Pyramid Lake Jr/Sr High School to Nixon Gym
Host: Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
Contacts: PL Victim Services 775-575-9444 | PLPT Museum 775-574-1088
New Mexico
MMIP Awareness Day
Date: May 5, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Location: Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM
Host: New Mexico Indian Affairs Department
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Zachariah J. Shorty 5th Annual MMIP Awareness Event
Date: May 5, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Farmington Museum, 3041 E Main St, Farmington, NM
Host: #MyMomIsMyVoice
Contact: randallshortyvangiie0620@gmail.com
New York
MMIWG2S NYC+ Summit — Remembrance Workshop
Date: May 9, 2026
Time: 3:30 PM to 4:15 PM
Location: Urban Indigenous Collective, NYC
Host: Urban Indigenous Collective
Facilitator: Omi Monét
RSVP: Link in bio
North Carolina
MMIW Awareness Event — UNC Wilmington
Date: April 30, 2026
Location: Warwick Ballroom, UNC Wilmington
Host: UNC Wilmington
North Dakota
MMIW Awareness Event — Turtle Mountain College
Date: May 5, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Turtle Mountain College, Belcourt, ND
Host: Turtle Mountain College
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MMIWP Awareness Event — Bismarck State College
Date: May 5, 2026
Time: 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Sidney J. Lee Auditorium, Schafer Hall, Bismarck State College
Oklahoma
5K Honor Walk — MMIP Central Oklahoma Chapter
Date: May 5, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Oklahoma State Capitol, 2300 N Lincoln Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK
Host: MMIP Central Oklahoma Chapter
Contact: mmip.coc@gmail.com | 405-481-4089
Oregon
Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Day Walk — Honoring Our Loved Ones, Seeking Justice
Date: May 5, 2026
Time: March begins at 10:00 AM
Location: 58147 Columbia River Highway, OR
Host: Medicine Wheel Recovery Services
South Carolina
Eastern Cherokee / Southern Iroquois Powwow
Date: May 2, 2026
Time: 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Location: Hagood Mill Historic Site, Pickens, SC
Host: Eastern Cherokee / Southern Iroquois
South Dakota
MMIP Awareness Event — What is Justice?
Date: May 1, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Best Western Ramkota, 2111 N Lacrosse St, Rapid City, SD
Host: South Dakota Office of the Attorney General
Contact: Allison.Morrisette@state.sd.us
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Say Her Name Community Gathering
Date: May 5, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Location: The Journey Museum, 222 New York St, Rapid City, SD
Host: Red Ribbon Skirt Society
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MMIR Awareness Vigil
Date: May 12, 2026
Time: Starts at 5:00 PM
Location: Capitol Lake Visitor Center, 650 E Capitol Ave, Pierre, SD
Host: South Dakota Urban Indian Health
Texas
2nd Annual MMIW Benefit Powwow
Date: May 2, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Location: Beckley Saner Recreation Center, Dallas, TX
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MMIW/P Leaders Discussion Panel
Date: May 2, 2026
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Dallas, TX
Host: MMIW TX Rematriate
Vermont
MMIWG2S / MMIP Art Installation
Date: May 2 to May 5, 2026
Location: The Creative heART, Swanton, VT
Host: The Creative heART
Washington
Muckleshoot MMIP Awareness Week Events
Date: April 30 to May 5, 2026
Location: Auburn, WA
Host: Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
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Tulalip Tribes MMIWP Rally and March
Date: May 5, 2026
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Parking lot across from Boom City, Tulalip, WA
Host: Tulalip Tribes
Contact: KatieLJones@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov
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Colville MMIWP Awareness Gathering
Date: May 13, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: Nespelem Government Center
Host: Colville Tribes
Washington, DC
National Day of Theatre Readings for MMIWR
Date: May 5, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, Washington, DC
Wisconsin
MMIW Awareness and Fashion Show
Date: May 3, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: Madison Ho-Chunk Branch Office
Wrap the Capitol Red
Date: May 5, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: Wisconsin State Capitol, Madison, WI
Contact: rfernandez@woodlandwomen.org
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Bad River Community Gathering
Date: May 3, 2026
Location: Bayview Park, Ashland, WI
Host: Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Bad River Memorial Walk
Date: May 5, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Location: Bad River, WI
Host: Bad River Band
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MMIW 3K / 5K Run Walk
Date: May 9, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Erb Park, Appleton, WI
Contact: guerreroariana@aasd.k12.wi.us
Wyoming
MMIR Walk — Riverton
Date: May 3, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Start Location: Old High School Parking Lot, 900 E Park Ave, Riverton, WY
End Location: Riverton City Park Amphitheater, 600 E Park Ave
Host: MMIR 307
Website: mmir307.org
Canada — Alberta
Walk to End Violence: Honouring Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
Date: May 3, 2026
Time: Opening prayer at 11:00 AM | Walk begins at 11:30 AM
Start Location: 43 Ave and 28 St, Stony Plain, Alberta
End Location: Skydancer Indigenous Cultural Centre and Gallery, 99 Campsite Rd
Host: Skydancer Indigenous Cultural Centre and community partners
Canada — Ontario
Red Dress Day Round Dance
Date: May 5, 2026
Location: Kenora, Ontario
Contact: Raechel.Snowball@treaty3.ca
Canada — Saskatchewan
Thunderchild First Nation Round Dance and Feast
Date: May 5, 2026
Location: Chief James Okanee Memorial Centre
Host: Thunderchild First Nation
Sturgis 2026
We are excited to announce our Medicine Wheel Ride Charity ride at Sturgis Motorcycle Rally will be Sunday August 9th. ​
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Please follow us on social media to get the latest updates.
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We will also have our multi state outreach ride that makes its way across Turtle Island to South Dakota with our riders building community visibility and empowerment. If you want more information about this please email us at:
Who We Are
Medicine Wheel Ride is a women-led network of Indigenous motorcyclists who build awareness and resources to support families impacted by Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives and to strengthen community safety and healing.
What We Do
Awareness & Community Events: motorcycle rides, gatherings, and public education.
Direct Support: assistance to families, partner organizations, and community-led efforts.
Resources & Partnerships: connecting aligned services, advocates, and leaders to improve safety and outcomes.
Who We Serve
Families of missing or murdered Indigenous relatives.
Communities seeking safer, more connected responses.
Aligned advocates and partner organizations working in MMIR/MMIP response and prevention.
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We have several upcoming events for 2026. Please see our Events Page for more information about an event near you.
For more information and images from our past events please visit our Past Events Page.
