MMIW

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

The Law Offices of Darlene Gomez, LLC actively works in causes related to promoting Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). You will find related and recent work we do to help promote this movement on this page.

Darlene Gomez serves on the MMIW-R Task Force for New Mexico and is General Counsel for Medicine Wheel Ride, a 501(c) non-profit. You can find more information for the task force here

Links to MMIW articles

At a ‘turning point’: NM MMIWR Task Force members discuss improving collaboration among entities

We want answers, we want justice’: Marchers gather for Indigenous missing, murdered rally

America’s Stolen Sisters

Police chiefs respond to concerns about bias and victim-blaming in MMIWR cases

Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Relatives

The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR) epidemic is an issue currently affecting Tribal communities and people, especially those living in cities. Native American women face extremely high rates of violence, an epidemic which is marked by the lack of data around the number of women who go missing or are murdered in and outside of reservations.

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Medicine Wheel Ride

We are Indigenous Women Motorcyclists and allies who create awareness events and fundraise for issues affecting Native American Women. We support groups and advocates who search for missing persons and provide support services to women and their families.

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