Per the artist's wishes a portion of proceeds from downloads and streams of “Never Run Out Of Road” will be directed to the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC), an organization that works to end end gender based violence against Native American women, proceeds will also benefit other “Seeing Red” based causes, and the International Wolf Center, TBA by Rickey Medlocke.
“I want to give back to my native community through “Never Run Out Of Road”, and I want to educate others on the MMIW crisis and empower people to get involved”, says Rickey Medlocke who co-wrote and performs on the single.
Being of self-identified Native American ancestry, specifically Lakota Sioux and Cherokee, Medlocke was inducted into the Native American Music Hall of Fame in 2008.
What is the MMIW movement?
MMIW stands for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. It's a movement that advocates for the end of violence against Native women. It also seeks to draw attention to the high rates of disappearances and murders of Native people, particularly women and girls.
Native Americans are one of the most heavily affected demographics for both sex trafficking and labor trafficking–particularly women and youth. Despite a staggering lack of studies documenting this issue, there is glaring evidence that points to this being a severe problem for indigenous peoples across the map.
