Content warning: Fatal violence against missing and murdered Indigenous people The National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR) is tomorrow (May 5).

Press On, Indi/visible, and @womenadvance collaborated last year to create a guide to help journalists, media makers, storytellers, cultural workers, and community organizers make media and art that amplifies, uplifts, and encases in love all stories of missing and murdered Indigenous women and relatives (read the guide at bit.ly/mmiwjustice). Movement media makers have a critical role to play in moving the needle from awareness to action towards ending the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people—not just in May but all-year-round. We see producing movement journalism about missing and murdered Indigenous people as a way to achieve: - A path toward an accurate database of missing and murdered Indigenous people cases across the country. - Each case being thoroughly investigated and reported on to the best of one's ability. - Victims’ memories being honored and remembered respectfully. A movement journalism approach to making media about missing and murdered Indigenous people: 1. Try your best to keep interviewees safe. 2. Don’t retraumatize families. 3. Families of missing and murdered people relive trauma when their loved ones' cases are reported on repeatedly with no new information. If you’re planning on broadcasting or publishing a story on missing and murdered Indigenous people, please ask yourself these questions: - Am I sharing any new information? (Be sure to alert the family of new information before you report it.) - Is what I’m writing helpful to the victim or the victim’s family? (Raising awareness is not always helpful.) - Have I asked the family how I can be helpful instead of assuming what’s helpful to them? 4. Build trust by seeking permission to cover cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people from impacted family and community members. 5. Be mindful of the language you use. 5. Use caution when reporting out new information. 6. Center the humanity of directly impacted folks. 7. Prioritize your well-being.