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Project helps improve identification of Native American remains and resolve missing persons cases By Mary Beth King July 12, 2021
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) visited the Office of Medical Investigator (OMI) at The University of New Mexico recently to see the work being done by forensic anthropologist Heather Edgar and her team to improve the identification of Native American remains and resolve missing persons cases.
Edgar worked with many at UNM to create the New Mexico Decedent Image Database (NMDID), which includes thousands of whole-body CT scans. Each scan contains about 10,000 images of a single body. The scans are valuable in many research areas, including developing methods to help make positive identifications of unknown deceased people. Anthropologists compare unknown individuals to data about known individuals, narrowing the pool of missing persons for comparison using estimates of sex, age, and other characteristics. But in some cases, such as for Nativ
4:07 Quannah Chasinghorse, a Han Gwich’in and Oglala Lakota fashion model and climate justice activist from Fairbanks, is the most recent face on the cover of Vogue Mexico.
Chasinghorse said her phone started to buzz with messages as soon as the cover photo began circulating online. It hasn’t stopped since. Across Alaska, Indigenous women have told her that it marks an important turning point in how Alaska Natives are portrayed in the fashion industry and in mainstream media.
“I knew people would love it, especially Natives across the country,” said 18-year-old Chasinghorse during a recent interview. “And even, not just this country, like, the world. Indigenous people all over, you know, seeing someone that looks like them. And being represented in that way, knowing that we all have similar stories.”
Statement by Indian Health Service Acting Director Elizabeth Fowler on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day
MMIP crisis requires the attention of leaders at all levels of government in collaboration with Native American communities
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News Release Indian Health Service
I want to recognize Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. This is a day to remember and honor the lives of missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives. Our communities have been deeply affected by our missing and murdered relatives. Native people are resilient, and we must show our support to prevent the violence that has devastated so many of our communities. The Biden Administration has shown its support for tribal nations on this important issue, and under the leadership of Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, we now have an opportunity to bring the needed resources and attention to stop the violence that plagues our communities.
‘Everyone deserves to feel safe’: Biden administration focuses on MMIW crisis
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
The Biden administration is taking additional steps to address the crisis of missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives in hopes of putting the focus back on survivors, families and tribal nations.
During a media call on Tuesday afternoon, Secretary Deb Haaland stressed the importance of elevating the voices of those that often go unheard. She said she will be observing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day on May 5 in her office at the Department of the Interior.
“Like many, I will display a red shawl in my office on an empty chair red in honor of the movement that rang the alarm on this issue and the empty chair to symbolize those who have gone missing,” Haaland said from the nation’s capital.