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A bill headed to the governor’s desk focuses on solving cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous persons.The legislation is known as Ida’s Law. Author Rep. Collin Walke, D-Oklahoma City, spoke about the changes he hopes the bill will bring. Senate Bill 172 is a bipartisan piece of legislation. Joining Walke in drafting the bill was Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City. According to the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women, four out of five native women are affected by violence, and they face murder rates higher than the national level. It’s a problem in Oklahoma as well. “There are about 220 cases that need to be resolved that, again, because of lack of data, because of a lack of clear communication between these various agencies, they just simply haven’t been able to get addressed,” Walke said. Ida’s Law is named after El Reno resident Ida Beard. She went missing in 2015 and has never been found. The bill would direct the Oklahoma State Bureau of In
Graham Lee Brewer
KOSU is excited to announce the addition of Graham Lee Brewer to the Indigenous Affairs team, where he will be working with reporter Allison Herrera as an editor for the desk.
The Cherokee Nation citizen is also an associate editor for Indigenous Affairs at High Country News and a regular contributor to NPR and
The New York Times. He previously worked for
The Oklahoman, Oklahoma Watch and eCapitol. I m thrilled to be working with Graham again, said Herrera, KOSU s Indigneous Affairs reporter. Graham brings attention to detail and the skills to tell the nuanced and informed stories that are needed when covering Indigenous stories.