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ND legislators consider bill creating alert for missing indigenous people

Eric Bolin,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A new alert could be coming to North Dakota, focused on missing Indigenous people. It’s being called a Feather Alert, and it would be used in similar situations as an Amber Alert. The alert system would be under the control of Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the highway patrol. Law enforcement would activate the alert only…
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Governor Walz Launches the Missing and Murdered Indigenious Women Task Force

The MMIW Task Force draws attention to the disproportionate rates of murder and violence experienced by indigenous women and girls.
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ST. PAUL, Minn.–Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan launched the first meeting of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Task Force on Thursday. The meeting launched with a ceremonial bill signing with advocates, tribal representatives, law enforcement, and elected officials. The MMIW Task Force draws attention to the disproportionate rates of murder and violence experienced by indigenous…