GREAT FALLS, Mont. â Wednesday marks a national day of awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous women and girls.
According to the Department of Justice, Native Americans account for more than 25% of the missing person cases in Montana, despite making up less than 7% of the population. Native Americans are 4 times more likely to go missing in the Treasure State.
Ceremonies are being held here at home and across the nation today to bring awareness to the movement, which comes at a crucial time in northern Montana right now, with a rise in missing people cases on the Blackfeet Reservation.
As of Wednesday morning, four people from the Blackfeet Reservation alone have vanished from family and friends over a span of two weeks. 3- year- old Arden Pepion, 26-year-old Leo Wagner, 35-year-old Anjeanise Wagner, and 37-year-old Ray Lynn Rider have been missing for several days. Each of their family and friends are pleading for answers.