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Washington State Rep. Debra Lekanoff is using her position to address the MMIWP crisis and make Native American communities safer.

When an Indigenous girl disappeared near Seattle days after the Missing Indigenous Person Alert went into effect, local police decided not to issue an alert. Advocates say the case shows how law enforcement are unprepared to deal with the crisis of Indigenous disappearances in urban areas.

The KIRO Newsradio newsdesk brings you their top stories on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 2.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday signed into law a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people, to help address a silent crisis that has

TULALIP, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday signed into law a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people, to help address a silent crisis that has plagued Indian Country in this state and nationwide.

The law sets up a system similar to Amber Alerts and so-called silver alerts, which are used respectively for missing children and vulnerable adults in many states

It's a system similar to Amber Alerts and silver alerts, which are used respectively for missing children and vulnerable adults in many states.

Similar to Amber Alerts, the system will notify law enforcement when there's a report of a missing Indigenous person

Washington OKs 1st statewide missing Indigenous people alert | 2022-04-01 08:09:52

TULALIP, Wash. (AP) -- Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday signed into law a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people, to help address a silent crisis that has plagued Indian Country in this state and nationwide.