OKLAHOMA CITY — Dozens of advocates for missing and murdered Indigenous people gathered at the state Capitol on Monday in an effort to spotlight the plight of hundreds of Oklahomans. They pressed for increased collaboration between Native residents and their local law enforcement, tribal, county and state leaders. The annual event coincided with the national […] The post Dozens advocate at Oklahoma Capitol to bring awareness to missing and murdered Indigenous people appeared first on Oklahoma Vo
By: Brittany Toolis
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May 5 is National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women s Day. A new law passed this year aimed at bringing justice to indigenous victims and it made this year s event at the state Capitol especially emotional.
On Wednesday, dozens of families gathered to pray, sing and honor the missing and murdered people in their families.
Tribal leaders said with the ink barely dry on Ida s Law, there s a new sense of hope to bring justice to the victims and their families. She was a mother, she was a sister, she belonged to this land, her ancestors belonged to this land, said Alecia Onzahwah about her daughter Skye.