/tags/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people Missing and Murdered Indigenous People en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 16 Aug 2024 18:25:53 GMT /regional-news/2024-08-16/new-national-alert-for-missing-and-endangered-adults-could-help-address-mmip-crisis The Federal Communications Commission launched a new missing and endangered persons code for its nationwide Emergency Alert System. It will allow law enforcement to send out messages about missing adults to the public through phones, TV and the radio. The code is part of efforts to address the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons crisis throughout the country. Fri, 16 Aug 2024 18:25:53 GMT /regional-news/2024-08-16/new-national-alert-for-missing-and-endangered-adults-could-help-address-mmip-crisis Hannah Habermann /2024-06-14/fbis-90-day-effort-to-gather-more-information-about-mmip-cases-doesnt-yield-any-new-discoveries Earlier this year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation launched a data collection project to gather more information about missing and murdered cases involving Native Americans throughout Wyoming. Over a 90-day period, the agency received 35 tips, including four homicide cases and three missing persons cases. They’d all been previously reported to law enforcement and investigated already. Fri, 14 Jun 2024 19:14:16 GMT /2024-06-14/fbis-90-day-effort-to-gather-more-information-about-mmip-cases-doesnt-yield-any-new-discoveries Hannah Habermann /2024-03-22/the-federal-government-releases-their-response-to-a-2023-nation-wide-report-on-the-mmip-crisis In 2020, Congress passed the Not Invisible Act to help address the Missing and Murdered Persons Crisis. The bill formed a federal commission made up of tribal leaders, federal agencies, families, and survivors, who were tasked with developing recommendations on how best to address the crisis. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice responded to these recommendations in early March. Fri, 22 Mar 2024 21:46:27 GMT /2024-03-22/the-federal-government-releases-their-response-to-a-2023-nation-wide-report-on-the-mmip-crisis Hannah Habermann /2024-02-09/fbi-launches-new-state-wide-project-to-learn-more-about-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-peoples At a press conference in Fort Washakie on February 8, the FBI announced a new initiative to gather more data about Native Americans who’ve gone missing or been murdered in cases that haven’t been closed. The agency is seeking tips from the public to better understand what the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) crisis looks like in the state and what resources the agency can contribute to solving cases. Fri, 09 Feb 2024 22:24:52 GMT /2024-02-09/fbi-launches-new-state-wide-project-to-learn-more-about-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-peoples Hannah Habermann /news/2023-11-10/colorado-osages-react-to-killers-of-the-flower-moon The movie Killers of the Flower Moon premiered a few weeks ago, highlighting the mass murder of the Osage tribe in Oklahoma during the 1920s. Many Colorado Osages have some mixed reviews. Fri, 10 Nov 2023 13:00:00 GMT /news/2023-11-10/colorado-osages-react-to-killers-of-the-flower-moon Emma VandenEinde /2023-11-07/not-one-more-commission-releases-recommendations-to-address-mmip-crisis The federally created Not Invisible Act Commission is calling for a “decade of action and healing” to address the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons. The commission released a 212-page report with recommendations. Tue, 07 Nov 2023 21:54:11 GMT /2023-11-07/not-one-more-commission-releases-recommendations-to-address-mmip-crisis Will Walkey /podcast/inthenoco/2023-10-18/what-it-means-to-make-a-dent-in-the-crisis-of-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people Raven Payment, who is Ojibwe and Kanienkehaka, works closely on the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people, who face disproportionately high rates of violence. She sat down with In the NoCo to talk about strides and setbacks since the passage of a state law meant to acknowledge and address the problem. Wed, 18 Oct 2023 09:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2023-10-18/what-it-means-to-make-a-dent-in-the-crisis-of-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people In The NoCo /regional-news/2023-06-29/mmip-commission-is-coming-to-the-mountain-west The federal commission compiling a report about missing and murdered Indigenous peoples is traveling to Indigenous communities to hear their stories. The next stops are Albuquerque, New Mexico and Billings, Montana. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 17:17:05 GMT /regional-news/2023-06-29/mmip-commission-is-coming-to-the-mountain-west Emma Gibson /regional-news/2023-05-05/day-highlights-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people President Joe Biden signed a proclamation marking May 5th, 2023 as Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. It highlights the injustice and violence that are disproportionately high among Indigenous women and others. Fri, 05 May 2023 21:50:13 GMT /regional-news/2023-05-05/day-highlights-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people Emma VandenEinde /regional-news/2022-12-14/colorado-hires-director-for-the-new-office-of-liaison-for-missing-or-murdered-indigenous-relatives The Colorado Department of Public Safety recently announced that it has hired 30-year law enforcement veteran Arron Julian to head the newly formed Office of Liaison for Missing or Murdered Indigenous Relatives. Wed, 14 Dec 2022 18:38:28 GMT /regional-news/2022-12-14/colorado-hires-director-for-the-new-office-of-liaison-for-missing-or-murdered-indigenous-relatives Michael Lyle