Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Task Force of Colorado

What Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Task Force of Colorado does

The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) Task Force of Colorado is a volunteer-run, grassroots 501(c)-style nonprofit founded in 2020 and based in Colorado, with approximately 5 volunteer staff. It provides leadership, policy development, training, data compilation, advocacy, and direct family support related to the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous relatives in the state of Colorado. The organization tracks all MMIR cases in Colorado — unsolved, solved, and those involving deaths caused by law enforcement — without a time limit, with its oldest tracked case dating to an 1879 lynching.

The Task Force has no proprietary software or commercial products. Its operational toolkit consists of community organizing, volunteer-led searches (supported by self-purchased drones), family advocacy with law enforcement to push for Missing Indigenous Person Alert (MIPA) issuance, bimonthly newsletters, and a website hosting downloadable toolkits. It operates with a community-led go-to-market model and reaches families and supporters through Facebook (missing and unsolved homicide flyer sets), email, events (MMIR Bike Run in Durango, Awareness Walks in Colorado Springs, National Day of Awareness rallies), and earned media coverage by regional outlets including KOAA, 9 News, KRDO, CPR, Denverite, Denver Post, and CBS News.

The organization's revenue model is exclusively voluntary tax-deductible donations, which it channels directly to search logistics, transportation, and emergency needs of survivors; all task force members serve unpaid and donate back any honorariums received. Its two primary customer segments are (1) Indigenous families and communities of missing or murdered relatives in Colorado, who receive direct advocacy and support, and (2) law enforcement, government agencies, and educational institutions, which receive training, consultation (e.g., POST curriculum), and shared case data. Strategic regulatory and partnership activity — including co-authoring SB22-150 (2022) and SB23-054 (2023) and supplying data to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation's MMIR Dashboard — is its primary lever for impact.

Name

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Task Force of Colorado

Legal name

MMIR Task Force of Colorado

Website

https://mmirtaskforceco.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The MMIR Task Force of Colorado is a volunteer-run grassroots nonprofit that provides advocacy, policy development, training, data compilation, and family support for the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous relatives in Colorado.

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Revenue model

1. Donations: The organization is a strictly volunteer-run nonprofit. Donations go directly to funding searches, transportation, and emergency needs of survivors. All donations are tax deductible.

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Core offering

The MMIR Task Force of Colorado is a volunteer-run grassroots nonprofit that provides leadership, policy development, training, data compilation, advocacy, and direct support related to the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous relatives in the state of Colorado. It collaborates on legislation, coordinates searches (including via purchased drones), trains law enforcement and institutions, organizes statewide awareness events, and supplies downloadable resource toolkits for Indigenous families and advocates.

Product overview

MMIR Task Force of Colorado is a volunteer-run grassroots nonprofit organization that provides advocacy, policy development, training, data compilation, and support related to missing and murdered Indigenous relatives in Colorado. The organization does not offer commercial products or software services; its offerings consist of community organizing, legislative advocacy (SB22-150, SB23-054), MMIR data tracking, search coordination, resource guides, and educational toolkits for families. The organization maintains a Colorado MMIR dashboard in partnership with CBI and operates a 24/7 resource line (833-900-6647).

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Products and services

• MMIR Advocacy and Family Support Direct advocacy on behalf of Indigenous families in Colorado to pressure local law enforcement to issue Missing Indigenous Person Alerts (MIPAs), navigate crisis resources, and coordinate emergency transportation and survivor needs. Service is provided free of charge by volunteer task force members.
• MMIR Data Compilation and Research Research and compilation of data on all missing and murdered Indigenous relatives in Colorado, including unsolved, solved, and law enforcement-involved cases with no time limit (oldest tracked case is an 1879 lynching). Data is provided to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to correct and update records used in the CBI MMIR Dashboard.
• Law Enforcement and Institutional MMIR Training Training and consultation services delivered to law enforcement agencies, colleges, and conferences across Colorado on the MMIR crisis and its contributing factors. Includes consultation on the development of the POST curriculum for Colorado law enforcement.
• MMIR Search Coordination Coordination of multiple searches statewide for missing Indigenous relatives, using purchased drones to increase search efficiency. Operated by volunteer task force members in collaboration with families and partner organizations.
• MMIR Awareness Events Organization and coordination of statewide events including the annual MMIR Bike Run in Durango, the MMIR Awareness Walk in Colorado Springs, and National Day of Awareness of MMIR rallies.
• MMIR Newsletter and Communications Bimonthly PDF newsletters (Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/Jun, Jul/Aug, Sep/Oct 2025) and Facebook media sets distributing Missing Flyers and Unsolved Homicide Flyers to keep families, supporters, and the public informed of cases and task force activities.
• MMIR Resource Guides and Toolkits Curated and distributed reference guides and workbooks for families and advocates, including the NIWRC Guide (linked via niwrc.org), MISTI Workbook, and MIWSAC Reference Guide, available for self-serve download from the task force website.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100 MIPAs issued by December 2024
• +3 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sweetgrass AdvocacycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA Native woman-led organization serving Indigenous survivors of domestic and sexual violence in the Pikes Peak region. They provide culturally sensitive advocacy including safety planning, access to resources, accompaniment, and problem solving. Sweetgrass is the only program in the state providing domestic and sexual violence advocacy for urban Native survivors. Monycka Snowbird, Program Director, represents them on the Task Force.
• Denver Indian Family Resource Center (DIFRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDIFRC is dedicated to meeting the diverse and emerging needs of American Indian children and families in the Denver metropolitan area. Their goal is to assist families to avoid involvement with the child welfare system and to advocate for families already involved.
• Denver Indian Center InccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDenver Indian Center works to empower American Indian youth, elders, families and community by promoting self-determination and economic, mental and physical health through education, advocacy and cultural enrichment.
• Not Our Native DaughterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheir mission is to empower Indigenous communities through education, advocacy, and support addressing the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons, promoting environmental justice, and fostering youth leadership. They are dedicated to raising awareness, influencing policy, and providing technical assistance to combat human trafficking. Lynette Grey Bull, Executive Director, represents them on the Task Force.
• Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Task Force provided CBI extensive data to correct and update their records needed to develop their online MMIR Dashboard. The Task Force regularly provides CBI with updated data as their tracking differs from state agency limitations. CBI coordinates with state, federal, tribal & local law enforcement to efficiently respond to MMIR investigations.
• Office of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (OMMIR)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated by SB22-150 under the Department of Public Safety. OMMIR works with CBI on Missing Indigenous Person Alerts. Note: The Task Force clarifies they are NOT the same as OMMIR and are NOT government affiliated.
• Native American Counseling & Healing Collective (NACAHC)minorOthersThe only Native American and women founded group practice in the Denver metro area providing extensive therapy practice including individual, family, and group therapy services specific to local Native, Indigenous, and BIPOC community.

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Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• StrongHearts Native Helpline: Native-led domestic and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans and Alaska Natives. The Task Force explicitly refers families to StrongHearts for direct service, making it the most comparable peer on family-facing crisis response for MMIR-affected populations.
• Sovereign Bodies Institute: Indigenous-led organization that builds data infrastructure and research on MMIWG2S, including a national database of missing and murdered Indigenous people. Directly comparable to the Task Force's data compilation and research function but operating at a national level.
• Not Our Native Daughters: Indigenous-led advocacy organization focused on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons, environmental justice, and youth leadership. Represented on the MMIR Task Force of Colorado by Executive Director Lynette Grey Bull, sharing mission, tactics, and constituency.
• National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS): Indigenous-led organization addressing the legacy of Indian boarding schools through truth, healing, and justice work. Comparable as a grassroots Indigenous advocacy organization with policy impact, but focused on boarding school trauma rather than MMIR cases.

Broad incumbents

• Indian Law Resource Center: National Indigenous legal advocacy organization working on Indigenous human rights, justice system reform, and policy. Comparable in legislative-advocacy function to the Task Force's work on SB22-150 and SB23-054, but operating internationally and across many policy areas.
• National Indigenous Women's Resource Center (NIWRC): National nonprofit dedicated to ending violence against Native women and families, providing training, technical assistance, and resource guides referenced by the Colorado Task Force (e.g., the NIWRC Guide on their site). Operates at a broader, national scale than the state-focused Task Force.
• National Urban Indian Family Coalition (NUIFC): National coalition of urban Indian centers serving American Indian families off-reservation. Comparable advocacy focus on Indigenous family welfare in urban settings (relevant to Denver-area constituents the Task Force serves), but operating as a national umbrella rather than a single state task force.
• National Congress of American Indians (NCAI): The oldest, largest American Indian advocacy organization in the U.S., working on policy, legislation, and tribal sovereignty. Comparable in Indigenous policy advocacy function but operates at a federal/national scale with institutional staff and budget.
• Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women (CSVANW): Indigenous-led nonprofit serving survivors of domestic and sexual violence across New Mexico and Indigenous communities, with policy advocacy and training programs. Comparable mission on violence against Indigenous relatives, but with a broader programmatic scope.

Regional players

• Denver Indian Family Resource Center (DIFRC): Urban-Indian organization serving American Indian families in the Denver metro area to prevent involvement with the child welfare system. Listed as a core partner of the Task Force, with overlapping Indigenous-family advocacy mission but different service focus.

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