San Jose advocates call for better data on missing and murdered Indigenous women

LOCAL HEALTH CARE representatives and activists are raising awareness for a national issue going under the radar: the alarming rate of Indigenous women who are missing or murdered.

Community members gathered at San Jose City Hall on Tuesday to raise awareness for the disproportionate violence Indigenous women face — which in certain communities is 10 times more than the national average. California has the sixth highest death rate for that demographic in urban areas. Activists also gathered to address the lack of accurate numbers of missing and murdered Indigenous people (MMIP), which they say is likely to be higher than what is known.