Protect Indigenous Women: Yesterday, Gov. Jay Inslee signed the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women's and People's Alert System, sponsored by Rep. Debra Lekanoff, the only Indigenous lawmaker in the State Legislature. 'I am proud to say that the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s and People’s Alert System came from the voices of our Native American leaders,' said Lekanoff, a member of the Tlingit tribe and the bill’s chief sponsor. 'It’s not just an Indian issue,.