Bill > SRes401

This Resolution officially designates May 5, 2018, as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls." It highlights the alarming statistics showing that Native women face disproportionately high rates of murder and that there is a significant lack of data regarding missing Native women and girls. The resolution also references the tragic case of Hanna Harris, a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, who was raped and murdered, and whose birthday, May 5th, is the date chosen for this observance. The purpose of this day is to commemorate the lives of all missing and murdered Native women and girls, both those whose cases are officially documented and those who are not, and to show support for their grieving families.