MMIP
Dec 3, 2025MMIP Christmas tree displayed at State Capitol building
"Dear Santa, all we want for Christmas is for our relatives to come home"
December 3, 2025
Sacred Pipe Resource Center has put together an MMIP Christmas tree, which will be displayed at the State Capitol building until Dec. 19. The tree features pictures of local missing Indigenous people pasted over the red MMIP handprint.
Near the top of the tree is a photo of Renzo Bullhead, who went missing while crossing a bridge from Mandan to Bismarck on March 16, 2025. A sign next to the tree states, “Dear Santa, all we want for Christmas is for our relatives to come home.”
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