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WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced April 2 the formation of a Missing & Murdered Unit within the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services to provide leadership and direction for cross-departmental and interagency work involving missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives. According to the BIA, the MMU will help put the full weight of the federal government into investigating these cases and marshal law enforcement resources across federal agencies and throughout Indian country. “Violence against Indigenous people...

Interior Department Ramps Up Efforts to Address Missing, Murdered Native Americans Posted By PowWow Articles April 4th, 2021 Last Updated on: April 5th, 2021 shares Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the formation of a new Missing and Murdered Unit (MMU) within the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services (BIA-OJS). The unit will investigate missing and murdered Native Americans and Alaska Natives.  About 84 percent of Native women experience violence in their lifetimes, and 56 percent experience sexual violence, according to the National Institute of Justice. Murder ...

Marcia Fudge Housing and Urban Development Secretary. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki (L) looks on as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Fudge, the first Black woman to lead the department in decades, speaks at a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. Photo by Michael Reynolds/UPI | License Photo Deanne Criswell Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Criswell testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill. If confirmed, Criswell will become ...