Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women USA was founded in 2015 by Deborah Maytubee Denton (Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma) after the murder of 2 of her friends, Andrea Begay and Sharon Gorman (Navajo) in Gallup, New Mexico. It started as a simple page on Facebook but year by year the scope of MMIW USA’s work widened and became a non-profit. MMIW USA’s main focus is the families and women that have been abandoned by law enforcement and other institutions. They fill the gap between the family and law enforcement and demand answers, something these families felt afraid to do.

MMIWUSA is a charitable organization fiscally sponsored by Tryon Life Community a USA registered 501c3 nonprofit, donations to MMIWUSA are tax deductible.