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Montana leaders gather to mark signing of bills on missing, murdered indigenous people

Montana leaders gather to mark signing of bills on missing, murdered indigenous people and last updated 2021-04-22 21:40:55-04 HELENA — Montana leaders gathered in Helena Thursday to mark their continued efforts to address the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous people. Gov. Greg Gianforte held a ceremony for the signing of a suite of bills aimed at showing the state is committed to continuing the dialogue about how to deal with what has been called an “epidemic.” The missing and murdered indigenous persons crisis has tragically impacted far too many families in Montana, and let me be clear: It must end,” said Gianforte.

Gov Gianforte signs MMIP bill: This crisis must end

Gov. Gianforte signs MMIP bill: “This crisis must end” Gov. Greg Gianforte on Thursday signed a bill to help address the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) in Montana. By: David Sherman and last updated 2021-04-23 10:46:33-04 Gov. Greg Gianforte on Thursday signed a bill to help address the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) in Montana. He was joined at the signing ceremony by members of the American Indian Caucus, the governor’s Director of the Office Indian Affairs Misty Kuhl, and Cheryl Horn, the aunt of Recounting the disappearance of her niece last year, Horn said, “I thank everyone else who joined the race behind me, because they knew what to do. I just knew to stand and shout as loud as I could and hope somebody heard me. We’re all here today, because someone did hear Selena.”

Gov Gianforte signs 2 bills addressing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons crisis

Gov. Gianforte signs 2 bills addressing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons crisis MTN News By: MTN News and last updated 2021-04-21 14:03:04-04 GREAT FALLS — Gov. Greg Gianforte this week signed two bills to help address the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) in Montana. In his State of the State address in January, Gianforte highlighted heartbreaking facts about the MMIP epidemic. In Montana, Native Americans make up about 7% of the population, but they account for about 26% of missing persons. Between 2017 and 2019, nearly 80% of those reported missing were teenagers younger than 18 years of age. Native American women face a murder rate 10 times higher than the national average, and 84 percent experience some form of violence in their lifetime.

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