MMIP PDX Virtual Panel: Law Enforcement

Community Event
MMIW Community Photo at Portland City Council, photos of many community members wearing red with Council members.
4:00 pm 5:30 pm

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MMIP PDX Virtual Panel: Law Enforcement

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Cedar Wilkie Gillette, wearing a black blazer and beaded necklace.

Cedar Wilkie Gillette

Cedar Wilkie Gillette is a member of the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold, Mandan, Hidasta and Arikara. She is Oregon's first appointed Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Coordinator, for the U.S. Attorney's Office District of Oregon.


Matt Johnson

Matt Johnson, wearing a light blue shirt with a lanyard around his nick and glasses.

Matt Johnson is a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR). He is an attorney and the Court Director for the CTUIR Tribal Court. The mission of Tribal Court is to serve the CTUIR community as an independent, separate branch of government in exercising civil and criminal jurisdiction.


Representative Tawna Sanchez 

Representative Tawna Sanchez, in front of trees and body of water, wearing purple sweater.

Representative Tawna Sanchez is a Shoshone-Bannock tribal member. She is a Oregon State Representative, representing House District 43, North and Northeast Portland. Rep. Sanchez also serves as the Director of Family Services a the Native American Youth and Family Center.