On MMIP day of awareness, Blackfeet father demands justice for daughter

Alaska State Troopers continue dedicated commitment to MMIP investigations - Alaska Native News

The Department of Public Safety has expanded efforts to pursue justice in MMIP cases. Monday, May 5, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – Monday, May 5, marks National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day. The State of Alaska, Alaska Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Alaska State Troopers (AST) have made historic investments to address […] The post Alaska State Troopers continue dedicated commitment to MMIP investigations appeared …

On MMIP day of awareness, Blackfeet father demands justice for daughter

May 5 is a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People. As groups lead marches, panels and protests, a Blackfeet father demands justice in his daughter’s case.

On MMIP day of awareness, Blackfeet father demands justice

On the evening of Dec. 28 last year, Chris Butterfly got a call that someone had been shot at his daughter’s boyfriend’s house. Butterfly jumped in his car with his brother and called his 19-year-old daughter, Jadie Butterfly, as they drove. When she didn’t answer, he texted her.“Please answer,” he thought. “Please say something else happened.”MAY 5, 2025 MMIP awareness events in Montana Poplar High School: Awareness walk and law enforcement pre…

Family fights for justice for daughter killed on Blackfeet Reservation

Chris Butterfly did not know the night of December 28, 2024 was the last time he would see his daughter, Jadie Butterfly alive. "Her laugh was contagious, her smile was radiant, her personality was one of a kind," Butterfly said. Butterfly told MTN his daughter was shot by her boyfriend and they believe it was intentional. What followed were weeks of silence from local law enforcement about Jadie's case. "Nothing was done," Butterfly said. "We r…

MMIP Awarness Day March - Sierra Wave: Eastern Sierra News - The Community's News

On MMIP Awareness Day, Proposed Cuts to Tribal Law Enforcement Threaten Justice There was a very large group. I was only able to capture a picture of the end of the march. Read more about MMIP Awarness Day at https://nativenewsonline.net/opinion/on-mmip-awareness-day-proposed-cuts-to-tribal-law-enforcement-threaten-justice