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The Inter-Tribal Council (ITC) of the Five Civilized Tribes passed a resolution urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a specific event code for missing and endangered persons at their quarterly meeting April 19 at WinStar World Casino and Resort. “First American men and women have historically been disproportionately affected by missing person cases, with First Americans constituting 2.5% of all missing persons cases despite comprising only 1.2% of the U.S. population, as reported by the National Crime Information Center, underscoring the urgent need for targe...

Native Public Media’s campaign for the Federal Communications Commission to establish a Missing and Endangered event code is moving forward.

Seven representatives from Tribal nations across Indian Country are joining the executive committee and board of the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association. Founded in 1998, AIANTA works to advance cultural heritage tourism in Native Nations and communities across the United States. The AIANTA Board of Directors is composed of representatives from 15 designated regions that represent all the Native Nations in Indian Country.

Tribal leaders passed a resolution on Nov. 16 to call for the FCC to establish an event code for Missing and Endangered Persons.

International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls was Nov. 25. The day commemorates the deaths of Patricia, Minerva and María Teresa Mirabal sisters who were killed by Dominican Republic ruler Rafael Trujillo in 1960.