The MMIWG Memorial Grove is a grassroots, volunteer-led nonprofit dedicated to honoring Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP), supporting their families, educating communities and raising awareness about the ongoing MMIP crisis. We do this through memorial displays and educational presentations at powwows, schools, universities, and community events. At those locations, we create spaces for remembrance, healing, education, and advocacy.
We believe every Missing and Murdered Indigenous Person deserves to be remembered, that every family deserves support, and that every community deserves to understand the MMIP crisis.
Our mission is to honor loved ones while helping organizations that provide direct support to MMIP families. Those families are still mourning, and there are times that the digital grove is the only place some family members have to visit in remembrance. The only people in the digital and physical MMIW Memorial Grove are those people whose families approach us. They are Our MMIWP Loved Ones.
We:
Provide educational presentations and awareness programs.
Participate in powwows, and events at schools, universities, and in community settings.
Build partnerships with Indigenous and grassroots organizations.
Raise funds for organizations providing direct support to MMIP families.
100% of net proceeds from donations, raffles, fundraising events, and merchandise sales are donated to organizations providing the boot-on-the-ground support for MMIP families. Those organizations include search teams, family advocacy groups, victim services, healing programs, and community directives.
At the end of every year, we do a report to the community. The website is only back to 2025, but we do keep records. Please see the 2025 Report to the Community here.
No. We are supported through donations, merchandise sales, raffles, fundraising events, sponsors, and community supporters.
We want to be able to have full agency to put the funds where they will work best- towards Our Partners and the families.
Sometimes funding from governmental entities have restrictions on what funds can be used for. We don't want to be restricted if a need arises.
We believe every Missing and Murdered Indigenous Person deserves to be remembered, that every family deserves support, and that every single community deserves to understand the MMIP crisis.
We do not list everyone. That would be thousands of people. The only people in the physical and digital MMIW Memorial Grove are people whose families have approached us. We meet with them, we spend time with them, and most of all we listen to them.
Yes. The MMIWG Memorial Grove is entirely volunteer- operated. No one receives a salary, and the founders personally donate their time and many operational expenses because they believe this work matters. You can meet everyone involved in the Grove here, where everyone is listed and how they are involved.
As our outreach grows, so does the costs of traveling to communities across the country.
Operational support helps us attend more events, educate more people, honor more families, and continue raising funds for organizations serving MMIP families. The founders that set up the Grove are only two people donating all they have in travel fees to make sure this important work continues.
Unless otherwise told directly by doners, all raised funds go directly to helping organizations providing the boot-on-the-ground support for MMIP families.
You can support the Memorial Grove by:
Donating
Purchasing merchandise
Buying raffle tickets
Sponsoring an event
Hosting the MMIWG Memorial Grove
Volunteering
Sharing our mission
Educating your community
Every act of support helps keep the stories and memories of our Grove relatives alive.
We work directly with families and never display or honor loved ones without family permission.
Rather than raising funds to support ourselves, we sustain our organization so we can direct fundraising dollars to organizations serving MMIP families on the front lines.
We believe remembrance should inspire action, awareness should lead to advocacy, and compassion should become support.
We welcome invitations from:
Powwows
Colleges and universities
Tribal communities
Museums
Community organizations
Faith communities
Civic organizations
Awareness events
Please contact us through our email: nativemom4@comcast.net OR our Facebook.
To learn more about the MMIWG Memorial Grove, invite us to an event, make a donation, volunteer, or explore our mission.
Thank you for helping us honor our relatives, those in the Grove and those that carry the same fate but not in the Grove. Thank you for helping us support their families, educating our communities, and work toward justice.
We simply can't do this alone. Stand with US!
Full Outdoor Grove
Over 32 dresses, educational displays, information and merchandise tables.
Recommended: 30' X 30'
Ideal: 40' X 40'
Half Outdoor Grove
Approximately 18 dresses plus information and merchandise tables.
Recommended: 25' X 25'
Full Indoor Grove
Complete display with educational tables. (Size will determine the number of dresses.)
Minimum: 25' X 25'
Table-Only Display
Ideal for small venues, conferences, schools, libraries, and resource fairs. Includes educational materials, memorial information, merchandise, and fundraising resources.
