Groups Conclude Two-Day Search for Nevaeh Kingbird

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Dozens of partners, including our office and the Bemidji Police Department, wrapped up the community search for Nevaeh Kingbird on the night of Sept. 26. This organized effort marked the first time tribes, non-profits, police, fire, state and federal agencies all worked in coordination to find answers in the 15-year-old's 2021 disappearance.

We are grateful to the hundreds of volunteers who spent countless hours searching more than 150 acres in Bemidji. We are humbled by the overwhelming support and we will continue to support Nevaeh's loved ones as they work to bring her home. 

Learn more about the search.
Watch the news story here. ​

The Missing and Murdered Indigenous​ Relatives Epidemic

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Although American Indian women and girls make up just one percent of the state's population, from 2010 through 2018, eight percent of all murdered women and girls in Minnesota were American Indian.

From 27 to 54 American Indian women and girls in Minnesota were missing in any given month from 2012 to 2020.

Join the Minnesota Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) Office in our efforts to reduce and end violence against all indigenous people in Minnesota.

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