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May 5th is

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a national day of awareness

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for missing and murdered

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indigenous women

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and relatives.

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It's known as MMIW,

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and families

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are here at the capitol

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in Madison to say the names

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of their loved ones

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who are victims of violence,

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trafficking, abduction,

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or homicide.

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Sheila St.

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Claire, Bad River, missing

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August 2015;

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Charlene Couture, Bad

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River, missing 2009;

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Lac du Flambeau, Ojibwe, WI,

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Susan Pupart,

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Lac du Flambeau, murdered 1990,

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two children, unsolved;

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Levon Frank,

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Lac du Flambeau, 1997.

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I'm Erica Ayisi, a reporter

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with PBS Wisconsin.

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I spoke

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with Rachel Fernandez.

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She's from the Menominee

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Indian Tribe

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and organizer

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of the Red Dress Wrap

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the Capitol Red MMW rally.

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And she says

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some Indigenous Americans

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wear the red hand symbol

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on this day

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to shift the code of silence

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to awareness

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and stand with families

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who want to share

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their stories and truth.

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Linda

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Amy Dickinson.

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The life

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of her sister in law, Linda

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Amy Dickinson, was cut short

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in a murder/suicide

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in Green Bay.

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I also spoke with Attorney

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General Josh Kaul,

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who says the state

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is addressing the crisis

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with a task force

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of indigenous activists

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and families to gather data

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and work in collaboration

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with tribal police.

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[Drumming, singing]

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If you want to know

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more about missing

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and murdered

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indigenous people

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in Wisconsin

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and why it's happening,

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go to pbswisconsin.org

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and click on the news tab.