Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024 at 3 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app
“Bring Her Home” tells the story of three Indigenous women fighting to vindicate and honor missing and murdered relatives. An activist, an artist and a politician each strive to find healing and hope for themselves and for their Native community.
"Bring Her Home" follows three Indigenous women – an artist, an activist, and a politician – as they fight to vindicate and honor their missing and murdered relatives who have fallen victims to a growing epidemic across Indian country. Despite the lasting effects from historical trauma, each woman must search for healing while navigating racist systems that brought about this very crisis.
The film explores a little-discussed human rights issue by following the stories of three Native women as they seek justice and honor for their murdered and missing relatives. Artist Angela Two Stars, activist Mysti Babineau and Representative Ruth Buffalo have all experienced and coped with the enduring trauma of colonization in their Indigenous communities.
Artist Angela Two Stars (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota) shares an art piece by James D. Autio entitled "Out There" that was a part of the first annual "Bring Her Home" art exhibition that brings awareness to violence against Native women. "Out There" is a reminder to Angela about her grandmother's story and its connection to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women epidemic.
Within the framework of marching at the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women's Rally and March, an annual community event honoring missing Native women, the film tells the stories of how these women have brought attention to the crisis while also providing encouragement to their communities.
In 2020, Activist Mysti Babineau (Red Lake Nation) attends the "Choose Your Line 3 Legacy, Governor Walz" event head at the governor's mansion in St. Paul, MN to bring attention to the connection between Line 3 and MMIW. During Mysti's speech, she warns that Line 3 could potentially increase sex trafficking around construction site areas that are close to Ojibwe reservations.
“Native women make up less than 1% of the U.S. population, yet face murder rates that are more than 10 times the national average,” said Director and Producer Leya Hale of the Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota and Diné Nations. “I’ve made it my obligation to not only highlight the challenges my people face, but to offer stories of resilience, healing, and hope to empower Indigenous communities near and far. It is my hope that this film will drive public awareness that will serve as a catalyst for conversation, cultural reclamation and ultimately, systemic change.”
N.D. Rep. Ruth Buffalo (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation) recounts her experience searching for Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind in Fargo, North Dakota. In August 2017, the Greywind family put a call to action on social media when their eight-month pregnant daughter went missing. Savanna was a member of the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe.
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Angela Two Stars (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota) searches for her identity as an artist and it wasn't until she was invited to curate the "Bring Her Home" art exhibition where she connected her family's story to the larger story of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women epidemic. The goal of the "Bring Her Home" show is to not only bring awareness to MMIW but to inspire and advocate for change.
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