MMIP San Diego Summit brings focus to missing and murdered indigenous people crisis

Screen shot of the opening ceremony of the video presentation of the MMIP Photo courtesy of Kristin DeThomaso Loma Media MMIP San Diego will host its first annual summit on May at Viejas Casino Resort in Alpine to promote awareness empowerment and action surrounding the problem of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Organized by the Jamul Indian Village of California Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians and the San Diego Harbor Police Foundation the summit aims to honor the lives of MMIP casualties and foster lasting change through guidance training and collaboration across San Diego County law enforcement agencies Throughout the summit participants will take part in discussions designed to strengthen partnerships share vital knowledge and spotlight critical issues Panels will feature human trafficking awareness training using state-of-the-art educational tools and programs a law enforcement collaboration panel as well as sessions focused on fitness healing and survivor experiences Attendees will also be introduced to a new Digital Reserve Center created to help address the MMIP problem The event runs from a m to p m in the Oak Ballroom at Viejas Casino Resort located at Willows Road in Alpine MMIP San Diego is a coalition formed by four Kumeyaay tribes the Jamul Indian Village of California Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation and San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians in partnership with the San Diego Harbor Police Foundation