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New cold case unit will address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and people.

SEATTLE, Wash. — Attorney General Bob Ferguson has announced that Brian George, a 27-year law enforcement veteran and member of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, has been hired as the

A member of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe with nearly three decades of law enforcement experience will take a lead role at a new state investigative unit devoted to unsolved

Murder is the third-leading cause of death among American Indian and Alaska Native women, according to an Urban Indian Health Institute report.

Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an executive order in March establishing an Arizona Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Task Force. Incomplete data and a lack of collaboration among tribal and governmental entities have blocked addressing the issue.

Ceremony honors nine victims with local ties

By Paul Gottlieb

By Paul Gottlieb

On April 20, Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law House Bill 1177 that establishes a cold case unit specifically for missing and murdered Indigenous women and people in the state. “This legislation will ensure that Indigenous victims of crime receive robust, thorough investigations, and potential prosecution,” Inslee said.

Washington recently adopted legislation to form a cold case unit to investigate a rising number of missing and murdered Indigenous peoples cases.