Secretary Haaland Creates New Unit for Missing or Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives
KINY Washington (KINY) - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced Thursday the formation of a new 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. The Missing & Murdered Unit 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. Approximately 1...