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Federal and state officials look on as Raul Bujanda, special agent in charge at the Albuquerque FBI Field Office, announces the first official list of missing Native Americans in New Mexico and across the Navajo Nation. (Photo by Shaun Griswold / Source NM)
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FBI: 177 missing Native people in New Mexico, Navajo Nation

By Shaun GriswoldJul 27, 2022
Seraphine Warren, Navajo, is walking from Arizona to Washington, D.C. in a call for action on the disappearance of her aunt, Ella Mae Begay, and other missing and murdered Indigenous women. She spoke to a reporter on June 30, 2022. (Photo by Michael Benanav, courtesy of Searchlight New Mexico)
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Navajo woman walks to Washington for MMIW

By Searchlight New MexicoJul 13, 2022
A showcase dedicated to Rita Papakee, Meskwaki, sits in the lobby of the Meskwaki Bingo Casino and Hotel in Tama, Iowa, filled with photos of Papakee and her children growing up. Papakee went missing in 2015 and hasn't been seen since. She's one of thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women and children across the United States. (Photo courtesy of Investigate Midwest)
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Meskwaki citizen among Iowa’s missing Indigenous

By Amelia SchaferJul 12, 2022
Banners hoisted at the Rosebud Indian Reservation bring attention to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and to recognize the #MMIWBIKERUNUSA2021. The relay went through Rosebud on Sept. 4-5, 2021, on the way to Washington, D.C. (Photo by Vi Waln for Indian Country Today)
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MMIWG 2022 Day events

By Joaqlin EstusMay 2, 2022
FILE - In this May 4, 2016 photo, Klandre Willie, left, and her mother, Jaycelyn Blackie, participate in a candlelight vigil in Lower Fruitland, New Mexico, for Ashlynne Mike, who was abducted and left to die in a remote spot on the Navajo Nation. Members of a congressional panel focused on civil rights and liberties shared sobering statistics Thursday, March 3, 2022, on the disproportionate number of Indigenous, Black and other minority women and girls who are missing in the United States, saying more needs to be done to tackle the problem. (Jon Austria/The Daily Times via AP, File)
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Navajo ads highlight unsolved homicide, missing person cases

By Susan Montoya Bryan, AP WriterApr 20, 2022
New Mexico has 53 active cases involving people that are American Indian or Alaskan Native, according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. (Photo by Shelby Kleinhans, Source NM)
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More resources for missing Indigenous cases

By The Associated PressFeb 26, 2022
Brandice Davis hugs her daughter Maile Kane, 13, while talking about the disappearance of Davis' friend Emmilee Risling at their home on Jan. 20, 2022, in Hoopa, Calif. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
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Tribe grapples with missing women crisis

By The Associated PressFeb 23, 2022
Banners hoisted at the Rosebud Indian Reservation bring attention to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and to recognize the #MMIWBIKERUNUSA2021. The relay went through Rosebud on Sept. 4-5, 2021, on the way to Washington, D.C. (Photo by Vi Waln for Indian Country Today)
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Lawmakers push for funding for missing Indigenous role

By The Associated PressFeb 8, 2022
Mildred Quaempts and Merle Kirk hold a portrait of Mavis Kirk-Greeley, who died in 2009 after her boyfriend allegedly deliberately hit her with his vehicle on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Kirk-Greeley is Quaempts’ daughter and Kirk’s sister. (Photo by Kathy Aney, Underscore)
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Legal system fuels missing relative crisis

By Carina DominguezDec 11, 2021
In this image provided by the Navajo Nation Office of the Speaker, family members and advocates participating in a walk on the Navajo Nation, Wednesday, May 5, 2021, near Window Rock, Ariz., to commemorate a day of awareness for the crisis of violence against Indigenous women and children. (Byron C. Shorty, Navajo Nation Office of the Speaker via AP)
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Navajo girlfriend of slaying suspect missing since 2017

By The Associated PressOct 1, 2021
Reatha May Finkbonner, missing, Sept. 23, 2021
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Lummi woman found alive in Las Vegas

By ICTSep 23, 2021
Mildred Quaempts, who lost three female members of her family to unsolved murders or disappearances, stands on a hill near her home on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. (Photo by Kathy Aney, Underscore)
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Memo to Biden administration: Less talk, more action

By Kolby KickingWomanJul 30, 2021
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. (Photo by Patty Talahongva)
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Minnesota’s first MMIW office to open

By Kalle BenallieJul 15, 2021