Oklahoma seeks co-ordination on Indigenous peoples cold cases
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OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday signed into law a bill intended to co-ordinate state and federal law enforcement efforts when investigating missing or murdered Indigenous people.
The law requires the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to co-ordinate with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Department of Justice to obtain federal funding and co-ordinate their efforts to gather information and data about missing and murdered indigenous people in Oklahoma.
The OSBI would create an Office of Liaison to develop protocols for law enforcement response to reports of missing or slain Native Americans and to assist victims’ families in understanding the legal processes.