Shawnna Roach News Today

None of the new laws and programs to address the missing and murdered Indigenous people epidemic in the U.S. go far enough to save Native citizens lives, one advocate says.

Since the McGirt ruling, the number of criminal cases the Cherokee Nation Attorney General’s Office handles has increased from less than 100 cases to almost 4,000.

Indigenous people have endured centuries of violence which has led to missing and murdered cases while making them skeptical of law enforcement.

Thanks to the efforts of concerned people – many of whom have been impacted themselves – there is increasing awareness of the disproportionate incidence of missing persons and homicides among

The Not Invisible Act Commission held their first hearing at the Osage Casino in Tulsa on Tuesday to talk about the best way to respond when an Indigenous person is reporting missing or murdered, and they were doing so with the full support of the federal government.

Back inside its meeting chambers, the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council is once again hosting visitors and recognizing veterans monthly.

The rally was one of many organized across the U.S. as part of a national day of awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous people.

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed an executive order Jan. 14 to re-establish the tribe’s task force on domestic violence, following up on similar action he took last