California took an important step in confronting the crisis of violence and missing persons cases afflicting indigenous populations. Call on stewards of these needed actions to bridge gaps that are still endangering and costing lives.
A year after state legislation went into effect that solidified the feather alert system in California, which notifies the public about Indigenous people who have gone missing similar to an AMBER alert, legislators, tribal leaders and police representatives met Wednesday in Sacramento. Hosted by Assemblymember James C. Ramos, who authored the legislation, the Assembly Select Committee on Native American Affairs hearing hashed out how the system has gone so far.
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