Missing and Murdered Indigenous People in California an ‘emergency.’ Families seek justice

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Missing and Murdered Indigenous People in California an ‘emergency.’ Families seek justice

Emma Hall | The Sacramento Bee (TNS) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Pit River Tribe elder Theodore Martinez knows more of death than anyone should. “I want to acknowledge some of the people that have been murdered from my tribe,” Martinez said. “These are all my people.” Martinez’s family, close friends and members of his tribe are among the more than 150 documented cases of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People crisis in California. The state has the fi…