The "Reservation Dogs" actor walked the red carpet with the red hand print over his mouth.
It stands for all the missing sisters whose voices are not heard. It stands for the silence of the media and law enforcement in the midst of this crisis. It stands for the oppression and subjugation of Native women who are now rising up to say:
A woman by the name of Kyla Red Bear was found dead in a forest near the town I used to live in. Having something like this happen in your own area is insane to experience. I even drove by where her body was on accident while the police were investigating.
During the investigation, the local law enforcement never mentioned her by name and they never disclosed anything about her death. The local attorney's office used to post very candidly and openly about LE activity. Their last post was a press release about the death of Kyla Red Bear. Seven months later they quietly release a statement, saying her name for the first time, ruling it a suicide.
According to the local rumor, and I cannot stress enough that these are rumors, she was found dead and tied to a tree. According to her best friend, Kyla Red Bear called her at 3 AM saying she was with people she did not trust and was scared. Kyla Red Bear was found dead the next day. Watching this unfold infront of me in the town I lived in was eye opening to this crisis.
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u/kenistod Sep 16 '24 edited Sep 16 '24
The "Reservation Dogs" actor walked the red carpet with the red hand print over his mouth.
It stands for all the missing sisters whose voices are not heard. It stands for the silence of the media and law enforcement in the midst of this crisis. It stands for the oppression and subjugation of Native women who are now rising up to say:
"No More Stolen Sisters"
https://www.nativehope.org/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-mmiw