Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Washington

Washington State has the 2nd most opened Missing Native American Women cases.
Earth-Feather Sovereign (her/she) will speak on this topic. She is a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes located in WA State. Her Father is Ernest Clark and Mother is Deanna Marcellay. Sovereign is a descendant of Chiefs and Matriarchs, including Que-Petsa of the snpʕwílx People. Sovereign is inspired by her Ancestors to advocate for her people, all Indigenous People, and all inhabitants of our Motherearth. Sovereign is known for raising awareness of the pandemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) by becoming the founder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington (MMIWW). Sovereign along with Gina Mosbrucker helped initiate the Washington State HB2951 Bill that passed in 2018 and begins the steps to create a comprehensive data base to track Missing Native People. Mosbrucker and Sovereign
initiated bill HB1713 that begins creating a Missing Indigenous People’s Taskforce. MMIWW also helped initiate Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) Day in Seattle and Spokane, WA on May 5th. MMIWW led the Seattle
Women’s MMIW March and Walks in 2018 and 2019. Sovereign along with MMIWW continues to advocate for victims and families while passing State, City, and Tribal initiatives to help address our pandemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People.

Please bring a healthy dish to share at the potluck following the speaker.