Lac du Flambeau woman is latest in ‘public health crisis’ of missing Indigenous women in Wisconsin

The Family Court could better protect Indigenous women and children, but there are barriers in the way

Distrust, systemic racism and fear all drive First Nations families away from using the court.

Family of missing LDF woman speaks out

LAC DU FLAMBEAU, Wis. (WJFW) – As the search continues for missing 37-year-old Lac du Flambeau woman Melissa Beson, her family is now speaking out in an effort to hopefully

Lac du Flambeau woman is latest in ‘public health crisis’ of missing Indigenous women

Melissa Beson, 37, has been missing from the Lac du Flambeau Reservation in north-central Wisconsin for about a month. Beson was last seen on March 17, and her family reported her missing six days later. Since then, the Lac du Flambeau Tribal Police Department and other agencies have conducted ground, air and water searches over 824 acres to find her. Indigenous women like Beson, who is a member of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chip…

Lac du Flambeau woman still missing, family calling for help

LAC DU FLAMBEAU, Wis. (WAOW) - The search for a missing woman in Lac Du Flambeau continues.

Lac du Flambeau woman is latest in ‘public health crisis’ of missing Indigenous women in Wisconsin

The Wisconsin justice department's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force is in the final stages of preparing a report with recommendations on how to prevent homicide, trafficking and violence against Indigenous women in Wisconsin.

Widespread challenges persist in protecting Indigenous, local rights in forest carbon market projects -study « Carbon Pulse

Despite over a decade of international commitments to uphold the rights of Indigenous and local communities (IP&LCs) involved in forest carbon markets, many initiatives are falling short in practice, according to a recently published study.