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The stateâs collaborative body dedicated to halting the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people met in person after more than a year Wednesday, where guest speakers outlined the progress made and their goals for the future.
During the first of two days slated for the conference held in Helena, members of the Montana Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force heard from investigators, lawmakers and students. Although progress has been made through the state Legislature in the years since the formation of the task force, Native American men and women are still disproportionately among those in the state reported missing and suffering from violence.
3 years have passed since Jermain Charlo disappeared in Missoula
Detective Guy Baker and journalist Connie Walker reflect on case
Jermain Charlo, a 23-year-old Native American woman from Dixon, was last confirmed alive in the alley behind the Badlander Bar in Missoula on June 16, 2018.
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MISSOULA â This week marks the three year anniversary of Jermain Charlo s disappearance.
The 23-year-old mother from Dixon Agency has become a well-known face in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) crisis in Montana and now worldwide.
MTN News first reported the disappearance of Jermain in the summer of 2018. Three years later, her case has not seen any closure.