As part of the passing of Oklahoma Senate Bill 172 in 2021, also known as Ida’s Law, the state established a liaison position through the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
OKLAHOMA CITY — Two years after Oklahoma lawmakers passed bipartisan legislation to address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people, a state law enforcement entity has not secured federal
OKLAHOMA CITY — Two years after Oklahoma lawmakers passed bipartisan legislation to address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people, a state law enforcement entity has not secured federal
Since the McGirt ruling, the number of criminal cases the Cherokee Nation Attorney General’s Office handles has increased from less than 100 cases to almost 4,000.
To mark Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, advocates and families of missing or murdered people gathered at the Oklahoma state Capitol on Friday to honor their loved ones