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She likes to journal. She took care of her little sister through foster care. She loves football. She just wanted to go on a trip with her friend.

Arden Pepion and Leo Wagner both disappeared on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in April 2021.

Here’s a look at who serves in Montanas American Indian Caucus, which committees they’ve joined and what bills they are sponsoring.

The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony Wednesday on a bill that would renew Montana’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Task Force for another two years and add members from the Office of Public Instruction.

HELENA --  State Representative Tyson Running Wolf (D-Browning) is sponsoring two bills in the Legislature with the goal of strengthening Montana’s

Forty-five indigenous people are missing in Montana right now -- 20 of whom have been missing for more than a year. Twenty-two are under the age of 18, the youngest of whom are two missing five-year-olds.

HELENA --  State Representative Tyson Running Wolf (D-Browning) is sponsoring two bills in the Legislature with the goal of strengthening Montana’s

Native Americans comprise 6.7% of the state’s population, yet they account for, on average, 26% of Montana’s missing persons population.

A white state lawmaker in Montana is questioning whether land set aside long ago for Native Americans should exist anymore.

A white state lawmaker in Montana is questioning whether land set aside long ago for Native Americans should exist anymore.