At Sovereign Bodies Institute, we have always centered our work on the needs and voices of those most directly impacted by the MMIWG2 crisis--family members. May 5th is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and we are spending the entire day uplifting the voices and stories of MMIWG2 families across all of Turtle Island. Join our Executive Director, Annita Lucchesi, panelists Tammy Carpenter, Bernadette Smith, Cindy Martin-Wolfe, April Carmelo, and elder Chris Devers for a powerful discussion highlighting MMIWG2 family voices from California.

El Instituto de Cuerpos Soberanos se enfoca en las necesidades y voces de las familias de hermanos y hermanas Indígenas que estuvieron desaparecidos o fueron asesinados. En los Estados Unidos, el cinco de mayo es el día nacional donde reconocemos a todas las mujeres y niñas desaparecidas, así como asesinadas y estamos dedicando el día entero para escuchar y apoyar las historias de las familias afectadas. Acompaña a nuestra Coordinadora de Servicios, Carla Cheney , panelista Christina Lastra, Lisett Fernandes, y Lupe Avilar para una taller en vivo en Facebook. Ellas son representantes de Latinoamérica que tienen familiares que estuvieron desaparecidos o fueron asesinados.

At Sovereign Bodies Institute, we have always centered our work on the needs and voices of those most directly impacted by the MMIWG2 crisis--family members. May 5th is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and we are spending the entire day uplifting the voices and stories of MMIWG2 families across all of Turtle Island. Join community caretakers, Ivan and Ivy MacDonald, panelists Cheryl Horn and Grace Bulltail, and elder Ada Bends for a powerful discussion highlighting MMIWG2 family voices from Montana.

At Sovereign Bodies Institute, we have always centered our work on the needs and voices of those most directly impacted by the MMIWG2 crisis--family members. May 5th is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and we are spending the entire day uplifting the voices and stories of MMIWG2 families across all of Turtle Island. Join community caretaker, Danielle Ewenin, and panelists Sheila Poorman, Del Daniels, Brenda DuBois for a powerful discussion highlighting MMIWG2 family voices from Canada. The panels will be live-streamed to SBI's Facebook page and the recordings will be available for later viewing on our website sovereign-bodies.org/webinars

Each year the second week in March is Manitoba’s Annual Stop Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Week. Manitoba recognizes this issue will require ongoing awareness and a continued commitment and we believe it’s important that survivors are the drivers and experts on this issue. By proclaiming the Stop Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Week, Manitobans can work together locally, nationally and internationally to address the global issue. As a survivor of child sexual exploitation and human trafficking, Alaya McIvor be sharing her personal story on this issue.

There is little discussion about the violence perpetrated against individuals who identify as Two-Spirit or Native LGBTQ in our tribal communities. This prevents our Two-Spirit/Native LGBTQ community from coming forward to discuss the violence they have experienced, which makes identifying solutions and healing opportunities impossible. Please join us in this powerful conversation to understand and help break the silence about violence within the Two-Spirit and Native LGBTQ community.

While there are plenty of conversations around unhealthy relationships in Indigenous communities, we rarely talk about positive examples. What is a Healthy Native Relationship? How do we communicate effectively? How do we respect one another as we walk through relationships with our significant others? How do we bring culture and spirituality into our relationships? Join SBI’s very own Lenny Hayes and panelists Monique "Muffy " Mousseau (Cunupa Mani Wi), Felipa De Leon (Tecigila Wi), Agnes Woodward, and Whirlwind Bull as we dive into what a healthy Native relationship looks like.

Learn from the first-hand expertise of a current foster parent, survivors, and service providers about the intersections of human trafficking and Native foster youth and how to protect our young relatives. This webinar is part of the SBI Survivors Leadership Council’s series of trafficking awareness events during the month of January in honor of Trafficking Awareness Month. Check out the Sovereign Bodies Institute’s website, Facebook, and YouTube pages for all of the events.

Survivor Leader Cari Herthel (Esselen/Rumsen Ohlone) discusses self-care and the importance of being resilient. This webinar is part of the SBI Survivors Leadership Council’s series of trafficking awareness events during the month of January in honor of Trafficking Awareness Month. Check out the Sovereign Bodies Institute’s website, Facebook, and YouTube pages for all of the events.