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Addressing the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons   Last updated 1/28/2021 at 8:19am Around 7 percent of Montanans are Native Americans, yet Indigenous people account for 26 percent of the missing persons cases in our state. Addressing the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons must be a priority for all leaders and communities throughout Big Sky Country, and as both a state senator and a member of the Northern Cheyenne, I’ve made it a top priority. Unfortunately, it can be extremely difficult to locate missing Indigenous people due to the vast, rural expanse...

Montana Legislature to vote whether to reinstate Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force Nora Mabie, Great Falls Tribune © RION SANDERS/GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE Tina Chamberlain, LINC coordinator with Montana Department of Justice, opens Thursday's meeting Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force at the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe Office Building in Great Falls. After hearing from lawmakers and the public on Tuesday, the Montana Legislature is expected to vote in the next two weeks on whether to reinstate the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Task Force. More than a dozen peop...