According to a study from the Urban Indian Health Institute, there were 5,712 missing Indigenous women and girls reported to the National Crime Information Center by 2016.
At that time, the US Department of Justice's federal missing persons database, NamUs, had recorded 116 cases.
IN THE FIRST STORY OF OUR W NESERIES CALLED "TWO AMERICAS"- -WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT THEDISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OFATTENTION MISSING AND MURDEREDINDIGENOUS PEOPLE GET IN OURCOUNTRY -- COMPARED TO WHITEPEOPLE.BUT PEOPLE RIGHT HERE -- INCOLORADO SPRINGS -- A LOCALGROUP IS DOING EVERYTHING THEYCAN, TO CHANGE THAT.COLETTE BORDELON IS DOWNTOWN FOR..USAFTER RESEARCHING THIS STORY FORWEEKS...COLETTE?I'M TOLD INDIGENOUS WOMEN AREOFTEN THOUGHT OF IN TERMS OFSTEREOTYPES...AND WHEN THEY DON'T PRESENT ASTHAT, THEY CAN BECOMEINVISIE BL-- AND IT'S HARD TORALLY BEHIND A CAUSE PEOE PLDON'T EVEN REALIZE EXISTS.BUT HERE'S A REMINDER OFHE TMAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM --EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE DOWNTOWN,ON PIKES PEAK NEAR TEJON -- THISSIXTY FOOT TALL MURAL, PAINTEDLAST YEAR -- A SYMBOL, OF THEMISSING ANDMURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN -- WHOARE MUCH MORE, THAN STJUNUMBERS.BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS-- THERE'S AROUND FORTY MISSINGAND MURDERED INDIGENOUS PEOPLEIN COLORADO ALONE -- ACCORDINGTO HASEYA ADVOCATE PROGRAM, E THONLY URBAN RESPONSE IN THEENTIRE STATE FOR INDIGENS OUSURVIVORS OF THINGS LIKEDOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR SEXL UAASSAULT.BUT -- THEY SAY IT'S HARD TOACCURATELY GATHER ALL OF THISINFORMATION -- ONE REASON BEG INTHAT MANY VICTIMS AREINACCURATELY IDENTIFIED AS OTHERRACES.IT'S WHY THEY'RE PUSHINGOR FCOLORADO TO FORM A TASK FORCE,WHICH WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FORTRACKING THE DATA -- SOMETHING AHANDFUL OF OTHER STATES, ALREADYHAVE."IT'S NEVER TOO LATE FOR PEOPLETO START LOOKING, AND FOR PEOPLETO START CARING AND NDKI OFUNDERSTANDING INDIGENOUS ISSUES,WHY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ARE GOINGMISSING."THOSE WITH THE COLORADO BUAUREOF INVESTIGATIONS SATHY EY'REWORKING TO IMPROVE THE ISSUEF OINACCURATELY IDENTIFYINGINDIGENOUS VICTIMS...THEY'RE IN THE EARLY STAGES OFMEETINGS WITH THE BUREAU OFINDIAN AFFAIRS.THEY ALSO RECENTLY SURVEYEDTHEIR STATE INVESTIGATIVEPARTNER AGENCIES TO LEARN REMOABOUT HOW OTHER STATES AREADDRESSING THE ISSUE -- AND HOPETO HAVE RESULTS BY THE END OFTHE MONTH.STILL TO COME AT 10...I'M BREAKING DOWN THE RESULTS OFA LANDMARK STUDY OUT OFSEATTLE...WHICH DEMONSTRATES JUST HOW HARDIT IS TO GATHER INFORMATION ONMISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUSPEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.AWOFY, CS CB N
According to a study from the Urban Indian Health Institute, there were 5,712 missing Indigenous women and girls reported to the..
