Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives: Policy, Best and Emerging Practices, and Current Issues in Minnesota

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Project Report

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives: Policy, Best and Emerging Practices, and Current Issues in Minnesota

Date Modified:

2025-06-25

Topics:

Community Safety and Justice

(Criminal Justice) Victims of Crime

Project Type

Client Organization

Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS)

The MMIR Office partnered with Wilder Research to develop model protocols and best practice guidance for new and unsolved cases of missing and murdered Indigenous relatives. The report provides an overview of the federal- and state-level policy landscape, highlights best and emerging practices, describes current issues in Minnesota, and provides recommendations for addressing the MMIR injustice in Minnesota.

Project Name

Minnesota Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office

The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office, housed within the Office of Justice Programs in the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, is dedicated to preventing and ending the targeting of Indigenous women, children, and two-spirit people.