Native communities in New Mexico hope new Turquoise Alert System will facilitate the safe return of more missing members

Indigenous advocates optimistic, cautious about new FBI effort

Native advocates in Minnesota hope that a FBI initiative will help solve more crimes in Indian Country in the face of disproportionate crime rates and the disappearance of hundreds of Indigenous community members.The U.S. Department of Justice announced last week that the FBI will send staff to investigate unsolved crimes affecting Indigenous Minnesotans, including missing persons and murder cases. Sixty people will serve 90-day rotations over a…

New Mexico tackles crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people with new alert system

New Mexico this week became the latest state to pass a law aimed at addressing an ongoing national crisis surrounding missing and murdered Indigenous people – particularly in unsolved cases involving women and girls.

NM governor officially signs Turquoise Alert System into law

NM governor officially signs Turquoise Alert System into law

U.S. Justice Department to Surge Resources to Indian County to Investigate Unresolved Violent Crimes

The Justice Department today announced that it will surge FBI assets across the country to address unresolved violent crimes in Indian Country, including crimes relating to missing and murdered indigenous persons.