The Blackfeet Search and Rescue team has poured countless resources into their search for Arden.
The team found footprints leading to the Two Medicine River, along with a boot belonging to the three-year-old, directing them to search along the river.
To help in their efforts, the rescue team is asking for a number of donations including a boat, a trailer and three way radios.
Cinda Burd-Ironmaker, a member with the search and rescue team, says Arden is not the only person missing on the Blackfeet Reservation. She hopes people understand missing Indigenous people is a prevalent issue in the country.
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Blackfeet Law Enforcement Services on Thursday morning provided a timeline and update on Arden Pepion, 3, who went missing on the Blackfeet Reservation on April 22.
Pepion was last seen in the surrounding areas of Joe Show East Road in Browning near the Two Medicine River.
The update came in response to growing calls for transparency in the investigation. Community members have expressed frustration, wondering why BLES didn t issue an AMBER alert for Arden and why the search effort was scaled back.
Officer Frank Goings said on Facebook Live that Arden had been missing between five and six hours before dispatch was contacted. He said Arden was last seen with her noncustodial uncle, and when contacted about the case, Blackfeet Law Enforcement Services (BLES) responded immediately.