'More to be done:' State marks MMIP awareness day
From the steps of the Montana Capitol, Melinda Harris told the crowd that May 5 was not only a day to recognize the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous people, it was also the birthday of her daughter, the late Hanna Harris. Hanna Harris, a 21-year-old member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, was missing for five days in 2013 before she was found murdered. Her death, and the deaths and disappearances affecting Native American women and girls disproportionately, has become one of the most significant issues affecting Indigenous people in Montana and across the country. A Blackfeet tribal...
Source: helenair.com