Published 1 year ago

South Dakota hires missing Indigenous, trafficking positions

Summary by Ground News

Attorney general's office has put a new focus on crimes against Native American people. Two women recently hired to address human trafficking and missing or murdered Indigenous people. 57 percent of people who are listed in the attorney general's database of missing people are Native American. Tribes, federal agencies and state governments nationwide are trying to tackle a decades-long crisis.

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South Dakota hires missing Indigenous, trafficking positions

The hirings come almost two years after the Legislature created the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons coordinator in the attorney general's office

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