While light rain fell from the sky, the beating of drums and traditional singing rose above steady Friday traffic as 100 people walked through Rapid City to bring awareness to the national and local crisis of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women.
Jaeylnn MiddleTent, 5, of Rapid City, holds a sign for Susan Lacee Fast Eagle while joining in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Walk on Friday morning.
Travis Harden, center, of Rapid City, plays the drum while leading a group of people as they take part in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Walk on Friday morning that started and ended at Memorial Park in Rapid City.
Members of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Walk make their way north on 7th Street back to Memorial Park while raising awareness for MMIP.
Matt Gade Journal Staff
Vanessa Domenech holds a photo of her best friend Candace while coming out to take part in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Walk on Friday morning at Memorial Park in Rapid City.
Matt Gade Journal Staff
PHOTOS: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Walk
Michelle Elbow Shield was last seen in Rapid City in the fall of 2023. Sahnish Scouts organizers discovered her remains on Jan. 15.
Vanessa Domenech holds a photo of her best friend Candace while coming out to take part in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Walk on Friday morning at Memorial Park in Rapid City.
Jaeylnn MiddleTent, 5, of Rapid City, holds a sign for Susan Lacee Fast Eagle while joining in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Walk on Friday morning.
Travis Harden, center, of Rapid City, plays the drum while leading a group of people as they take part in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Walk on Friday morning that started and ended at Memorial Park in Rapid City.
Members of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Walk make their way north on 7th Street back to Memorial Park while raising awareness for MMIP.
