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MMIW bike riding group makes stop in Tuba City

MMIW bike riding group makes stop in Tuba City

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From the scorching sun in Arizona to the plains of South Dakota, Medicine Wheel Ride is making its annual ride to represent Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women at this year’s Sturgis rally.

Medicine Wheel Ride is a group of Indigenous Women motorcyclists riding to raise awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

The group began their riding journey in Phoenix on Friday, July 28, and are heading to the annual gathering of motorcyclists in Sturgis, South Dakota.

On Saturday, the riders stopped in at the Moenkopi Legacy Inn and Suites in Moenkopi, Arizona, to talk about bringing awareness to MMIW on their way to Sturgis while hearing from several families in the Navajo Nation impacted by Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons.

Read the full story in the Aug. 3 edition of the Navajo Times.


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Kianna Joe

Kianna Joe is Bit’ahnii and born for Kinyaa’áanii. She was born in Gallup. She received first place for best editorial in the student division for the 2022 National Media Awards. She is now an intern for the Navajo Times, covering matters in the Phoenix Valley while attending school at Arizona State University.

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