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Washington has some of the highest case numbers of missing and murdered Indigenous people in the country. New efforts backed by the state to help protect them are showing promising results.
The Attorney General's office has so far been able to identify 113 unsolved murders involving Indigenous people and they want funding to re-open those cases.
Oregon police training academy is crafting curriculum to address the gaps, while tribal police chief calls for law enforcement to receive more comprehensive historical education
On the Weekend Edition of the ICT Newscast, a Native studies professor talks stereotypes in the movies, and a program for healthy babies is in trouble. We visit with John Tahsuda about tribal elections. But first, and what do the stars and stripes mean to Indigenous people?