NATIVE, Inc. hosting Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons awareness walk and prayer circle in Bismarck-Mandan

May 28, 2025

NATIVE, Inc. will host a community-wide Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) awareness walk in partnership with the Renzo Bullhead family at the Memorial Bridge on Saturday, May 31, 2025, beginning at 12 p.m. The walk will start with a ceremony in the parking lot underneath the Memorial Bridge on the Bismarck side. A meal will follow at the Native American Development Center/NATIVE, Inc., located at 2403 E. Thayer Ave., Bismarck, ND 58501.

On Monday, June 9, 2025, NATIVE, Inc. will host a community-wide prayer circle in partnership with the Renzo Bullhead family and in honor of all other MMIPs. The prayer circle will be held twice that day, at 10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m., at the Native American Development Center/NATIVE, Inc., 2403 E. Thayer Ave., Bismarck, ND 58501.

The public is welcome to attend all MMIP events.

To donate to North Dakota’s MMIP awareness events, visit NATIVE, Inc. at https://www.ndnadc.org/make-a-donation.

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