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MMIW Crisis Gets National Attention

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May 7, 2021 – The movement on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls has broadened to include transgender and other Indigenous relatives. In recent years, with the help of trusted members of Native communities, leaders, and even celebrities, focus on cases and calls for justice has stayed before the eyes of the public and…

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Identifying Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

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December 18, 2020 – Nearly 6,000 Indigenous women and girls are reported missing or murdered each year in the United States. The bodies of many are never identified. This is due in part to an outdated database used by forensic professionals. Correspondent Gwyneth Doland talks to UNM professor Heather Edgar, who has been working with…

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