Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has created a new unit to confront the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people, reflecting the first Native American Cabinet secretary's prioritization of the issue in leading an agency that once sought to "civilize or exterminate" Native people.

Native American Utahns shared stories of losing family members Wednesday night with a state task force formed to study the missing and murdered Indigenous women crisis. But the group has only met twice so far because of COVID-19 and few people showed up to testify.

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Monday evening, July 27, 2020Seven More Utahns Die From COVID-19Utah health officials reported 436 new cases of COVID-19 Monday. And the state’s death…

State and federal officials are launching new efforts to address the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Utah, after a nationwide study…

In a first of its kind call Friday, a task force set up by President Donald Trump that focuses on missing and murdered indigenous women hosted a forum to…

Tuesday evening, Mar. 3, 2020Missing And Murdered Indigenous Bill Heads To GovernorThe Utah Legislature passed a bill Tuesday to create a task force to…

Monday morning, Jan. 20, 2020Marchers Rally For WomenDrawing attention to missing and murdered indigenous women, hundreds marched in downtown Provo…

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Salt Lake resident Cassandra Begay says her family left the Navajo Nation to escape violence on the reservation. But she wasn’t able to leave the issue…

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Wednesday evening, November 27, 2019Note: KUER will not publish News Briefs on Thursday, November 28 because of Thanksgiving Day. We wish you a safe and…