Stopping the Abuse and Murder of Native Women (MMIW): Getting on the Mother Earth Road from Violence to the Sacred
Indigenous women experience 10 times higher rates of violence, murder and abuse than women of other ethnicities—a direct result of an economic system that privileges extraction over human rights. But Indigenous women are also fighting back: organizing, and raising their voices in solidarity to restore balance. In this session, powerful Native women leaders discuss how to address the Missing Murdered Indigenous Women crisis and share inspiring practices that can help us to shape our own activism. With: Casey Camp-Horinek (Ponca); Morning Star Gali (Ajuwami Band of Pit River); Ozawa Bineshi Albert (Yuchi and Annishinaabe); Simone Senogles of the Indigenous Environmental Network.
Showcase Theater
October 20th | 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Panelists
Casey Camp-Horinek
Councilwoman
Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma
Casey Camp-Horinek, a tribal Councilwoman of the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma and Hereditary Drumkeeper of its Womens' Scalp Dance Society, Elder and Matriarch, is also an Emmy award winning actress, author, and an internationally renowned, longtime Native and Human Rights and Environmental Justice activist. She led efforts for the Ponca tribe to adopt a Rights of Nature Statute and pass a moratorium on fracking on its territory, and has traveled and spoken around the world.Morning Star Gali
Project Director
Restoring Justice for Indigenous Peoples
Morning Star Gali (Ajumawi band/Pit River Tribe), Project Director of Restoring Justice for Indigenous Peoples, has researched the disproportionate impact of the criminal justice system on Native Americans, worked as the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Pit River Tribe and continues to be a leading organizer and activist advocating for indigenous sovereignty issues, including missing and murdered indigenous women, climate and gender justice, and sacred site protection.Ozawa Bineshi Albert
Movement Building Coordinator
Indigenous Environmental Network
Ozawa Bineshi Albert (Yuchi and Annishinaabe), an Oklahoma-based Native Rights and Environmental Justice activist, is a Movement Building Coordinator with the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN), currently working on global collaborations to strengthen grassroots feminist movements. A founding board member of IEN and of the Native American Voters Alliance, her previous positions include: Co-Director for the Southwest Organizing Project and Regional Director for the Center for Community Change.Simone Senogles
Food Sovereignty Program Coordinator
Indigenous Environmental Network
Simone Senogles wears many hats for the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) as its: Food Sovereignty Program Coordinator, Mining Affected Communities Mini-grants Administrator, and Office Manager. She is dedicated to bringing people together across boundaries by building strong connections around food, community, health, and well-being and to revitalizing traditional Indigenous food systems.
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