Episode 1: Preventing Violence, Segment 3: On The Ground

This segment features a personal experience of Carolyn DeFord, Puyallup Indian Tribe, a family survivor of a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Person, how her experience has impacted her personally and professionally, and her perspective on what is working in terms of prevention MMIP and what needs attention. She will discuss what she sees as the biggest opportunity to help prevent violence like trafficking and how the government and communities work together successfully. 

Carolyn DeFord (Puyallup Indian Tribe) is the Trafficking Project Coordinator for the Puyallup Tribe of Indians and is the Founder of the Missing and Murdered Native Americans Facebook. She is an MMIWG advocate and daughter of missing person, mother, Leona LeClair Kinsey.