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Local Native Americans Seek Action On Unsolved Murders And Disappearances Of Indigenous Girls And Women
Jane Oleson, a member of the Mik Maq Wag Mat Cook Native American community said she felt treated unfairly by Boston detectives investigating the cause of her daughter’s death. “When I called to get the detective’s name, nobody would talk to me.”
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The smell of white sage wafted through the air Friday as Lone Wolf, an indigenous man also known as George Thomas, began a ceremony to honor “the spirits”of thousands of murdered and missing women in Indian Country, including within New England. The ceremony outside the North American Indian Center in Jamaica Plain brought together Native and non-Native supporters to focus on an issue that has been cited by the Biden Administration as a priority.
KINY Washington (KINY) - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced Thursday the formation of a new Missing & Murdered Unit within the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services to provide leadership and direction for cross-departmental and interagency work involving missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives.
The Missing & Murdered Unit will help put the full weight of the federal government into investigating these cases and marshal law enforcement resources across federal agencies and throughout Indian country.
Approximately 1,500 American Indian and Alaska Native missing persons have been entered into the National Crime Information Center throughout the U.S., and approximately 2,700 cases of murder and nonnegligent homicide offenses have been reported to the Federal Government’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
Deb Haaland to create unit to investigate missing and murdered Native Americans
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FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2021, file photo Interior Secretary nominee Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., speaks during her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. On March 15, the Senate confirmed her as Interior Secretary. (Jim Watson/Pool via AP, File)
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In an effort to provide more resources to investigate thousands of unsolved cases of missing and murdered Native Americans, a new Bureau of Indian Affairs unit has been launched by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.
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In an effort to provide more resources to investigate thousands of unsolved cases of missing and murdered Native Americans, a new Bureau of Indian Affairs unit has been launched by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.