SD bill requiring liaison for missing and murdered Indigenous persons cases passes first test
Rep. Peri Pourier, D-Pine Ridge, says her legislation requiring the South Dakota attorney general to staff a liaison to handle cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous persons is part of a "paradigm shift" in more assertively addressing issues that impact both Indian Country and the state.
Written By: Christopher Vondracek
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PIERRE, S.D. — Nearly 70% of the missing persons in South Dakota are Native American, according to state records, and a plan to dedicate an officer within the state attorney general's office to this epidemic is advancing in Pierre.