Cody Eagleman, right, Terry Martinez and Lance Four Star carried the eagle staffs and led the marchers during the walk for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Thursday, May 5, 2022, on US Highway 2 in Poplar. (Angeline Cheek photo)
A tribal elder holds a painted sign to carry at the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women walk. Marchers gathered at the Poplar High School Football Field before the walk commenced. (Angeline Cheek photo)
Lance Fourstar, left, and Terry Martinez lead marchers toward the highway and ultimately to the Greet the Dawn Building at Fort Peck Community College. (Angeline Cheek photo)
The red hand print has become the icon representing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. This symbol is from a t-shirt participants of the MMIW walk wore. (Angeline Cheek photo)
End of the line: The marchers ended at Fort Peck Community College’s Greet the Dawn Building in Poplar. (Angeline Cheek photo)
A child dons the red Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women shirt at the awareness march May 5, 2022. He is one of the children who came out to walk for MMIW. (Angeline Cheek photo)
Francis Combs, of Wolf Point, spoke about the murder of her son and the police work following his death. Combs said the process in building a case against the killer of her son was not followed. (Angeline Cheek photo)
Going down the middle of US Highway 2, the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women march went through Poplar and ended at the college. (Angeline Cheek photo)
Frazer School Secretary Chante Japp told about their Frazer School ‘Red Night’ during basketball season where they honor one family each year that has a missing and/or murdered family member. (Angeline Cheek photo)
Hoping to court votes, US Congressional candidate Penny Ronning (D-Billings) also spoke at the event. (Angeline Cheek photo)
An empty pow wow chair was set up to represent missing and murdered indigenous women. The chair was decorated with red clothing including a scarf, a ribbon skirt, and handkerchief. (Angeline Cheek photo)
MMIW marcher Traci Rider listens to speakers at the Greet the Dawn Building. (Angeline Cheek photo)
Marchers with the MMIW Awareness Walk went from the Poplar High School to Fort Peck Community College on US Highway 2. (Angeline Cheek photo)
Bureau of Indian Affairs Special Agent Elrond Johnson, of the Murdered and Missing Unit, and Nina Blackhoop work with gathering evidence in MMIW cases. These services are also provided for tribal court cases. (Angeline Cheek photo)
Tribal Court Chief Judge Stacie Fourstar was the only elected official to speak at the event at the Greet the Dawn building. (Angeline Cheek photo)
Frazer School Superintendent Melanie Blount-Cole spoke about what the event meant to her. She told them about Red Night, an event the school held to recognize a family who have lost loved ones. (Angeline Cheek photo)
Frazer School students carried signs in memory of RJ Bissonette, a missing person from the reservation. (Angeline Cheek photo)
Tribal elder Cheyenne Foote at the MMIW event. (Angeline Cheek photo)
Lance Fourstar, left, Terry Martinez, and Cody Eagleman carry eagle feather staffs ahead of the MMIW marchers. (Angeline Cheek photo)
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