Missing Indigenous Sisters Tools Initiative

MISTI tools are developed specifically to help reduce the secondary trauma to families of having to repeatedly enter information about their missing relatives during times of crisis because they don’t own report data. Information gathering can be cold and sterile, something emotionally taxing for families even before cultural lack of sensitivity comes into play. 

Culturally sensitive information gathering is something not afforded to Native people historically or today. Smart, simple programming can unify disjointed and painful processes which is where MISTI can step in and provide support.  None seek to replace data bases, rather MISTI automates the sending of the same information to multiple databases at once. MISTI also looks to automate this process for contacting press, bridging rampantly disjointed processes.

MISTI produces more family searches empowered with the following: a printable report with the option to submit/send to multiple databases at once, art & graphic support, press materials created ad-lib style from report data sent by the family with the option of auto-sending to media, and customized printable resources reports explaining local jurisdictions and lists advocates in the area.

It is a collective of tools ie. workbook (jurisdictional info on how to navigate law enforcement, open-source intelligence gathering tips on how to do it), direct family involvement including printable materials to help navigate the law enforcement system, materials to help track information gathered throughout the process. Tips on how to search areas/business, hospitals, medical providers, locations, and what questions to ask. In simple terms how to become your own Private Investigator. Press and PR support and how to communicate to these entities as well as reach the public about a missing person.