05/21/2026
Two weeks ago, we gathered in community for the 4th Annual MMIWGT2S NYC+ East Coast Summit, a community-led and Indigenous-governed convening rooted in remembrance, advocacy, healing, cultural expression, and collective action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Trans, and Two-Spirit relatives. Stewarded by the Urban Indigenous Collective in collaboration with the UIC MMIP Task Force, the summit was built to address the ongoing gaps in visibility, data, resources, and coordinated response impacting Indigenous communities across New York City and the broader East Coast region.
Throughout the week, survivors, families, Indigenous leaders, researchers, artists, policymakers, service providers, advocates, and community members came together for panels, teach-ins, strategy sessions, artistic activations, prayer, and collective reflection grounded in truth-telling, accountability, and Indigenous futures.
Together, we honored the lives of our stolen relatives while uplifting the strength, brilliance, and leadership of Indigenous survivors, families, and Two-Spirit relatives continuing to lead movements for justice, healing, and systemic change across our communities. Grounded in Indigenous values of kinship, collective care, accountability, and the Seventh Generation principle, this gathering created space not only for grief, but for resilience, connection, cultural expression, and community-led solutions rooted in Indigenous knowledge and care.
We are deeply grateful to every speaker, artist, facilitator, volunteer, task force member, partner, and community member who helped hold this space with such intention and love. This summit continues to grow because of the collective labor, vision, and commitment of Indigenous communities refusing to allow our relatives to be forgotten. To everyone who joined us, thank you for showing up to witness, remember, organize, heal, and stand beside Indigenous families and survivors demanding justice and visibility for our relatives. Stay tuned for a recap of our decompression day and some reel highlights hitting your timeline soon!
📸 .rrose
