Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Relatives: Public Presentation

February 5, 2025, 6:45 pm. Peter White Public Library, Lower Level, 217 N. Front St., Marquette

Please join the League of Women Voters of Marquette County for a special presentation on missing and murdered Indigenous women and relatives (MMIWR) in the United States by Caroline LaPorte, department head and associate professor of Native American studies at Northern Michigan University.
 
Caroline LaPorte, J.D., is a Texas Bar Licensed Attorney, a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and a part-time law and policy advisor to the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center. Her legal career has focused on Indian country, specifically child welfare, housing, human rights, and gender-based violence. She has been published by the American Bar Association and American Law Review. She has worked on key federal legislation such as the Violence Against Women Act, the Not Invisible Act, and Savanna’s Act.
 
LaPorte is also an immediate descendant of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians and was elected as the associate judge for the Tribe in 2021.
 
The presentation will begin after a short business meeting and will be live-streamed on LWVMC’s YouTube Channel. A recording of the presentation will also be available on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/@LeagueofWomenVotersMarqu-yi8jd

 

Posted on February 1, 2025This entry was posted in General.

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