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Contributions to the Field
Nicole MartinRogers joined Senator Mary Kunesh and Juliet Rudie, director of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives office, to discuss research on the the issue in Minnesota with the League of Women Voters. Watch the recording.
Alissa Jones is serving as president of the Minnesota Evaluation Association in 2024. Check out her letter to the evaluation community about what you can expect this year.
Wilder Research In the News
- Utah cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people often fall through the cracks. A new report shows why. (The Salt Lake Tribune) – Highlights findings from a report to the Utah Legislature examining the MMIR injustice and recommendations to improve the response. Research Scientists Nicole MartinRogers and Jessie Austin recently presented findings to Utah's Murdered and Missing Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) Task Force.
- ‘We all have a story like this.’ Utah releases special MMIR report (Native News Online)
- Why this widespread form of homelessness is often overlooked and unsupported (PBS Newshour) – This story discussing people experiencing “doubled-up” homelessness references findings from the 2018 Minnesota Homeless Study and Reservation Homeless Study.
- Protestors decry Smith Foundry’s pollution of East Phillips neighborhood (Sahan Journal) – References demographic information on the East Phillips neighborhood from Minnesota Compass.
- From Laos to St. Paul: Miss Hmong Minnesota pageant shows ‘vibrance’ of Hmong Minnesotans (MPR News) – Includes Minnesota Compass data on the Minnesota’s Hmong population.
- Minnesota Homeless Study resumes after 5 years (MPR News) - MPR interviewed people experiencing homelessness, interviewers and others at Catholic Charities Higher Ground on the night of the study.
- Volunteers to survey people experiencing homelessness for the first time since 2018 (MPR News) - Minnesota Now recently aired a conversation between long-time Minnesota Homeless Study volunteer David Schultz and study co-director Michelle Gerrard to learn why the study matters.
On the Podcast
December 15, 2023
withJessica Tokunaga
Guests discuss how using a story-focused approach in evaluation can help better understand what experiences are important and meaningful to Indigenous families in Minnesota.
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31 minutes