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Credits: This timeline was compiled by Carlos Pelley of Yakima Valley Libraries; Anna King, a correspondent with the Northwest News Network and Northwest Public Broadcasting; and editor Joanna Markell and
Murder is the third-leading cause of death among American Indian and Alaska Native women, according to an Urban Indian Health Institute report.
Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an executive order in March establishing an Arizona Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Task Force. Incomplete data and a lack of collaboration among tribal and governmental entities have blocked addressing the issue.
Ceremony honors nine victims with local ties
SEATTLE — A new Washington law will create a cold case unit focused on investigating unsolved cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people.