MMIR Advisory Council
About the advisory council
The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) Advisory Council is in accordance with mandates provided in the 2020 MMIW Taskforce Report and further specified in the three year strategic plan published by Wilder Research.
The MMIR Advisory Council will increase awareness of MMIR issues and will bring attention to specific MMIR cases. Council members will include people who have lived experienced as victims, family members of victims, and community leaders that have a shared vision to address the crisis of MMIR in Minnesota.
In addition, the MMIR Advisory Council may:
- Advise, consult with and make recommendations to the director of the MMIR Office, the DPS Commissioner and the DPS Tribal Liaison.
- Provide a community perspective regarding social issues related to MMIR and provide insight about gaps in systems in order to improve safety and response to vulnerable people.
- Appoint subcommittees in order to collaborate on specific areas in order to effectively focus on a topic related to the work done in the MMIR Office (DPS).
Become an MMIR Advisory Council member
If you are interested in joining the MMIR Advisory Council, fill out this Advisory Council application.
Advisory council members
Learn more about our current advisory council members (current as of August 2023).
Meeting information, documents and minutes
The MMIR Advisory Council members hold virtual monthly meetings. Members have one in-person meeting annually, where the council will acknowledge the work done in the community.
Access meeting agendas, presentations and minutes below.