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Research conducted by the Urban Indian Health Institute states Seattle has some of the highest rates of murdered Indigenous women in the U.S. The researchers also found Tacoma has some of the highest numbers of missing Indigenous people.
The law sets up a system similar to Amber Alerts and so-called silver alerts, which are used respectively for missing children and vulnerable adults in many states
The law attempts to address a crisis of missing Indigenous people — particularly women — in Washington state.
It's a system similar to Amber Alerts and silver alerts, which are used respectively for missing children and vulnerable adults in many states.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday signed into law a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people.