US EditionFBI to deploy personnel to help with missing and murdered Indigenous people
- The North Dakota Legislature advanced House Bill 1199 on April 7, 2025, to establish a task force to combat Missing and Murdered Indigenous People.
- The task force will include representatives from various state agencies and federally recognized tribes in North Dakota, including the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation.
- The bill allocates $250,000 for 2025-27 to enhance data on missing individuals and to implement a new alert system for Indigenous missing persons.
- Sen. Michelle Axtman highlighted the urgent need for this bill, noting that Indigenous women in North Dakota are 10 times more likely to be murdered than the national average.
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North Dakota Legislature approves creation of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People taskforce
BISMARCK — The North Dakota Legislature advanced a bill Monday, April 7, aiming to combat high rates of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People through a specialized, state-funded task force. House Bill 1199 seeks to form the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People task force, a group that would consist of individuals representing the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Department of Public Instruction, Indian Affairs Commission, Highway Patrol and …
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FBI to deploy personnel to help with missing and murdered Indigenous people
RIVERTON — The Federal Bureau of Investigation Denver Field Office, which oversees FBI work in Wyoming and on the Wind River Reservation, may soon get a boost in visiting workers.
FBI sending more agents to New Mexico to address violent crime in Indian Country
Two boys hold signs at an Albuquerque protest against the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people on July 21, 2023. (Bella Davis/New Mexico In Depth) New Mexico is one of a handful of states that will see an increased number of FBI agents to address unresolved violent crimes in Indian Country, including crimes related to a national crisis of Indigenous people disproportionately going missing and being killed. The Operation Not Forgotten…
Saskatchewan - Applications Open for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls+ Community Response Fund
Eligible organizations and community groups can now apply to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls+ (MMIWG+) Community Response Fund for projects that advance violence prevention efforts. . .
MMIW speaker in Sioux Falls to form partnerships #CanadaNewsToday #CDNNews #IndigenousWomen #Native
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – An event on Tuesday at the Sioux Falls Downtown Public Library is highlighting the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous people and how forming a group in the Sioux Falls area could help make a difference. If you’re looking to catch up with Lily Mendoza of the Red Ribbon Skirt Society, you’d typically find her in the Rapid City area. This week, she’s been on the eastern side of the state to speak about mi…
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