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Mmiw Event Set For May 5 At Bismarck State College

Daylong event will include film, panels and action-focused breakout sessions

Buffalo's Fire Staff

Buffalo's Fire Staff

April 29, 2026
MMIW event set for May 5 at Bismarck State College

A Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People event is scheduled for May 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sidney J. Lee Auditorium in Schafer Hall at Bismarck State College, according to event materials.

The agenda includes a meet-and-greet with continental breakfast, a welcome by Mona “Susan” Power, a screening of the “Mni Giizhik” film, lunch and action breakouts, according to the schedule. Additional sessions include a leaders react panel to action breakouts and a closing and evaluation. Organizers said the event will include breakout sessions focused on solutions led by community, Tribal, state and federal voices.

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