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🚨 3RD ANNUAL MMIR SUMMIT 🚨Voices to Action. Healing Through Connection.Join United Natives in Las Vegas for our 3rd Annu...
09/05/2026

🚨 3RD ANNUAL MMIR SUMMIT 🚨
Voices to Action. Healing Through Connection.

Join United Natives in Las Vegas for our 3rd Annual Missing & Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) Summit, bringing together Tribal leaders, advocates, organizations, law enforcement, policymakers, healthcare professionals, community leaders, and allies from across Indian Country.

📅 Thursday, October 15, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM–5:30 PM | Doors Open at 9:00 AM
📍 Richard Tam Alumni Center at UNLV
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154

PRE-SUMMIT NETWORKING MIXER

📅 Wednesday, October 14, 2026
⏰ 2:00–5:00 PM
📍 Richard Tam Alumni Center at UNLV

🤝 Connect with Tribal leaders, organizations, advocates, service providers, community members, and partners working across MMIR prevention, awareness, justice, healing, and community response.

THIS YEAR’S PANELS INCLUDE:

• Voices to Action
• Gaming, Hospitality & Policy: The Intersection of Human Trafficking Prevention
• Male Allyship
• LGBTQIA+
• Healing the Mind: Honoring the Spirit

🎤 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: ASHLEY CALLINGBULL

Past Summit guests and participants have included representation from Tribes nationwide, MIWRC, Forest County Potawatomi, Fund for Nonviolence, New Mexico Department of Justice, AITSCM, and many more.

This year, we are proud to welcome voices and organizations including Not Our Native Daughters, Return 2 Heart Foundation Anwar Alshammari, Tribal Gaming Protection Network, MMIP TX Rematriate Sgt. Texas, Native Guitar Tours, Southern Nevada Human Trafficking Task Force, Native Voters Alliance, Missing & Murdered Diné Relatives Coalition, StrongHearts Native Helpline, Two-Spirit & Native LGBTQ+ Center for Equity, UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV Native American Alumni Club, Las Vegas Indian Center, She Cried That Day documentary, Fund for Nonviolence, Coup Council South Dakota, and many more.

💙 Every attendee and event partner helps support our work providing zero-cost telehealth counseling to Native relatives affected by MMIR.

Your participation helps bring people together, strengthen connections, elevate Native voices, and support resources for families and communities.

👉 Register tod

🪶 THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSOR & COMMUNITY PARTNER 🪶 Las Vegas Indian Center United Natives extends our sincere gratit...
09/04/2026

🪶 THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSOR & COMMUNITY PARTNER 🪶 Las Vegas Indian Center

United Natives extends our sincere gratitude to the Las Vegas Indian Center for being an event sponsor and continued supporter of our MMIR awareness and advocacy efforts. ❤️

Our partnership with the Las Vegas Indian Center has continued to grow through various initiatives and community efforts, and we are grateful for the meaningful work we are able to do together. LVIC has been one of United Natives’ strongest community partners in Nevada, and we truly appreciate their continued support of Native communities and MMIR awareness.

Established in 1972, the Las Vegas Indian Center has served the Native community in Southern Nevada for more than 50 years. As an urban Indian organization, LVIC provides resources and services that support Native individuals and families while promoting cultural connection, community wellbeing, and social and economic self-sufficiency.

Thank you to the Las Vegas Indian Center for standing alongside United Natives and helping us continue to bring awareness, education, and action to the MMIR crisis. We are honored to have you as part of this year’s Summit. 🪶❤️

🌟 3rd Annual United Natives MMIR Summit

📍 Richard Tam Alumni Center, UNLV | Las Vegas, NV

Pre-Summit Networking Mixer
📅 Wednesday, October 14, 2026
⏰ 2:00 PM–5:00 PM

3rd Annual MMIR Summit
📅 Thursday, October 15, 2026

⏰ 10:00 AM–5:30 PM
🚪 Doors open at 9:00 AM
🎟️ Registration is OPEN!
www.unitednatives.org

Learn more about the Las Vegas Indian Center:
www.lvindiancenter.org

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🌿 PANELIST ANNOUNCEMENT 🌿We are honored to welcome Lyle J. Harvey to our Healing the Mind: Honoring the Spirit Panel at ...
09/04/2026

🌿 PANELIST ANNOUNCEMENT 🌿

We are honored to welcome Lyle J. Harvey to our Healing the Mind: Honoring the Spirit Panel at the 3rd Annual United Natives MMIR Summit.

A proud member of the Diné Nation, Lyle is Bit’ahnii, born for Naakaii Dine’é, Kin Łichíi’nii dóó Ta’neeszahnii. Originally from Rock Point, Arizona, Lyle has dedicated 28 years to working with youth, educators, schools, and organizations across the Diné Nation, with a lifelong commitment to the preservation and perpetuation of Diné language and culture.

Through Báhózhóní Consulting, Lyle provides educational and cultural services focused on Diné language, culture, history, fundamental law, cultural awareness, sensitivity, professional development, curriculum development, and staff training.

His work has reached schools, healthcare organizations, Tribal programs, universities, and community organizations throughout the region, creating greater understanding and connection to Diné culture and community.

We are grateful to have Lyle bring his knowledge, lived experience, and cultural perspective to this important conversation on healing, wellness, identity, and honoring the spirit.

📍 UNLV Alumni Center | Las Vegas, NV
📅 October 15, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Join us for a powerful day of conversation, education, healing, and community.

Registration is open at www.unitednatives.org

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Some conversations can’t end when the event does.They have to move into our schools.Into our communities.Into our polici...
09/04/2026

Some conversations can’t end when the event does.

They have to move into our schools.
Into our communities.
Into our policies.
Into our families.
And into the way we show up for one another.

That’s what we’re building at the 3rd Annual United Natives MMIR Summit — a space for honest conversations, diverse perspectives, and ideas that can move from awareness to action.

This year’s conversations include:

🗣️ Voices to Action
Turning lived experiences and community voices into meaningful action.

🎰 Gaming, Hospitality & Policy
Exploring the role of Tribal gaming, hospitality, policy addressing human trafficking intersection.

🤝 Male Allyship
Creating space for men to understand their role in supporting Native women, families, and communities.

🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQIA+
Centering the experiences, voices, and safety of our LGBTQIA+ relatives within the MMIR conversation.

🧠 Healing the Mind: Honoring the Spirit
Exploring culturally grounded approaches to healing, wellness, identity, and the connection between mind, spirit, culture, and community.

And we’re starting the conversation before the Summit begins.

🌿 Pre-Summit Networking Mixer

Wednesday, October 14, 2026
2:00 PM–5:00 PM
Richard Tam Alumni Center, UNLV
🪶 3rd Annual MMIR Summit

Thursday, October 15, 2026
10:00 AM–5:30 PM
Richard Tam Alumni Center, UNLV
Doors open at 9:00 AM.
Whether you come to learn, listen, connect, advocate, or bring your own perspective to the conversation — there is a place for you at this table.

Registration is OPEN.

We also have Event Partnership Opportunities available for organizations, businesses, Tribal entities, and community partners looking to support this important work and engage with attendees throughout the Summit.

📍 Las Vegas, Nevada
🎟️ Register: www.unitednatives.org

Let’s move the conversation forward.

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🪶 THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSOR & COMMUNITY PARTNER 🪶United Natives extends our sincere gratitude to the Las Vegas Indi...
09/04/2026

🪶 THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSOR & COMMUNITY PARTNER 🪶

United Natives extends our sincere gratitude to the Las Vegas Indian Center Las Vegas Indian Center for being an event sponsor and continued supporter of our MMIR awareness and advocacy efforts. ❤️

Our partnership with the Las Vegas Indian Center has continued to grow through various initiatives and community efforts, and we are grateful for the meaningful work we are able to do together. LVIC has been one of United Natives’ strongest community partners in Nevada, and we truly appreciate their continued support of Native communities and MMIR awareness.

Established in 1972, the Las Vegas Indian Center has served the Native community in Southern Nevada for more than 50 years. As an urban Indian organization, LVIC provides resources and services that support Native individuals and families while promoting cultural connection, community wellbeing, and social and economic self-sufficiency.

Thank you to the Las Vegas Indian Center for standing alongside United Natives and helping us continue to bring awareness, education, and action to the MMIR crisis. We are honored to have you as part of this year’s Summit. 🪶❤️

🌟 3rd Annual United Natives MMIR Summit

📍 Richard Tam Alumni Center, UNLV | Las Vegas, NV

Pre-Summit Networking Mixer
📅 Wednesday, October 14, 2026
⏰ 2:00 PM–5:00 PM

3rd Annual MMIR Summit
📅 Thursday, October 15, 2026

⏰ 10:00 AM–5:30 PM
🚪 Doors open at 9:00 AM
🎟️ Registration is OPEN!
www.unitednatives.org

Learn more about the Las Vegas Indian Center:
www.lvindiancenter.org

Our relatives deserve to be remembered. Our communities deserve to be heard. ✊🏽❤️United Natives is honored to host our 3...
09/03/2026

Our relatives deserve to be remembered. Our communities deserve to be heard. ✊🏽❤️United Natives is honored to host our 3rd Annual MMIR Awareness Summit on Thursday, October 15, 2026.
Join advocates, Tribal leaders, survivors, and community members as we unite to raise awareness, amplify Indigenous voices, advance community-led solutions, and drive collective healing.
Together, we can turn awareness into actionable change.No family should have to search alone. Stand with us.

📍 UNLV Alumni Center | Las Vegas, NV
⏰ 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
🔗 Click the link in our bio to register today! IndigenousVoices VoicesToAction NativeCommunities

09/03/2026

🪶 HEALING THE MIND: HONORING THE SPIRIT PANEL 🪶

We’re honored to welcome Gina Jackson, Co-Founder & CEO of Return to the Heart Foundation Return to the Heart Foundation to our 3rd Annual United Natives MMIR Summit.

Return to the Heart Foundation invests in Indigenous women and girls, holistic healing, MMIR initiatives, and community-led solutions — supporting the people doing the work on the ground.

Their presence matters because every organization working in MMIP spaces contributes something invaluable. Together, we can strengthen the network of support available to Native relatives and families impacted by MMIR.

Their support also helps United Natives continue providing zero-cost telehealth counseling to Native relatives affected by MMIR. ❤️‍🩹

Learn more about their tremendous work: www.return2heart.org

🗓️ JOIN US today. Register at www.unitednatives.org

🍹 Pre-Summit Networking Mixer & Meet-and-Greet
October 14, 2026 | 2:00–5:00 PM
📍 Las Vegas, Nevada
🔥 3rd Annual United Natives MMIR Summit
October 15, 2026 | 10:00 AM–5:30 PM
📍 Richard Tam Alumni Center, UNLV
Las Vegas, Nevada
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🙏 THANK YOU, NAAC UNLV! 🎓🪶We’re proud to recognize the Native American Alumni Club (NAAC) at UNLV as a sponsor of the 3r...
09/03/2026

🙏 THANK YOU, NAAC UNLV! 🎓🪶

We’re proud to recognize the Native American Alumni Club (NAAC) at UNLV as a sponsor of the 3rd Annual United Natives MMIR Summit. Native American Alumni Club

NAAC plays an important role in supporting Native students, alumni, and community connections while helping strengthen Native visibility and leadership at UNLV. Their work also extends into the community through Powwow for the Planet, bringing people together to celebrate Native culture while raising awareness around climate and the importance of protecting our future. 🌎

That spirit of community and action aligns closely with the purpose of our MMIR Summit — bringing together Tribal leaders, advocates, organizations, justice professionals, and allies to address MMIR, violence prevention, justice reform, human trafficking, jurisdictional barriers, healing, and community safety.

We’re grateful to NAAC for standing with United Natives and supporting this important conversation. 🪶🤝

🗓️ JOIN US

🍹 Pre-Summit Networking Mixer
October 14, 2026 | 2:00–5:00 PM

🔥 3rd Annual United Natives MMIR Summit
October 15, 2026 | 10:00 AM–5:30 PM
📍 Richard Tam Alumni Center, UNLV
Las Vegas, Nevada register today www.unitednatives.org
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09/02/2026

✨ THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT TITLE SPONSOR! ✨

💙 Fund for Nonviolence 💙

United Natives is honored to recognize the Fund for Nonviolence as the Title Sponsor of our 3rd Annual MMIR Summit. 🙏🏽

For decades, the Fund for Nonviolence has invested in movements working toward justice, healing, accountability, Indigenous-led change, and community-centered public safety. ✊🏽

🌎 Their growing allyship with Native-led organizations and powerful Indigenous movements working in MMIR spaces nationwide is helping strengthen the work happening in our communities.

Their support means more than sponsorship. It means connection. Resources. Data. Protocols. Partnership. Hope. Healing. ❤️‍🩹

📍 With their support, we are moving the United Natives MMIR Data Mapping Technology forward and preparing for the launch of the United Natives Health App — coming very soon! 📲🗺️

🔥 JOIN US IN LAS VEGAS!

📅 Thursday, October 15, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM–5:30 PM
📍 Richard Tam Alumni Center at UNLV
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy., Las Vegas, NV 89154

🤝 PRE-SUMMIT NETWORKING MIXER
📅 Wednesday, October 14
⏰ 2:00–5:00 PM
📍 Richard Tam Alumni Center at UNLV

Come be part of an impactful day featuring 🎤 keynote speakers, powerful panels, resource booths, community connections, data, technology, and conversations focused on MMIR awareness, prevention, response, justice, and healing.

🎟️ REGISTER TODAY! www.unitednatives.org

🌐 Learn more about our Title Sponsor:
Fund for Nonviolence www.fundfornonviolence.org

💙 Thank you, Fund for Nonviolence, for standing with United Natives and helping us turn partnership into action. 🙏🏽✨

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08/31/2026

🪶 VOICES TO ACTION | 3RD ANNUAL MMIR SUMMIT

We’re honored to welcome Lynnette Grey Bull (Híŋháŋni Mní / Morning Water) as a panelist for “Voices to Action” at the 3rd Annual MMIR Summit presented by United Natives.

A Húŋkpapȟa Lakota and Northern Arapaho woman from the Standing Rock and Wind River tribal communities, Lynnette is the Founder & Executive Director of Not Our Native Daughters notournativedaughters , a national Indigenous-led nonprofit addressing the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives crisis, human trafficking, violence prevention, and survivor and family support.

For more than a decade, Lynnette has worked at the intersection of victim advocacy, Indigenous justice, public policy, and community-led systems change. Her work has reached Capitol Hill and national media, including Dateline NBC and MSNBC, and she continues to challenge institutions to move beyond awareness toward action, accountability, prevention, and meaningful investment in Indigenous families and youth.

🎙️ VOICES TO ACTION
A conversation focused on transforming awareness into meaningful action, advocacy, accountability, and community-driven solutions.

📅 Pre-Summit Networking Mixer
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | 2:00–5:00 PM

📅 3rd Annual MMIR Summit

Thursday, October 15, 2026 | 10:00 AM–5:30 PM
📍 UNLV Alumni Center | Las Vegas, NV

Come connect with advocates, clinicians, Tribal leaders, community leaders, professionals, and changemakers committed to advancing awareness and action around MMIR.

🎟️ Tickets & Registration:
www.unitednatives.org

Awareness starts the conversation. Action moves the movement forward. 🪶

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