Opinion: Cases of missing indigenous women and children haven't been taken seriously enough [Opinion]
The cases are often investigated only by families who try to raise awareness and hope that their voice is heard. The event in May brought new attention to the issue.
Assemblymember James Ramos, D-Highland, a lifelong resident of the San Manuel Indian Reservation in San Bernardino County, authored a resolution designating May 2023 asRamos’ announcement noted that cases of murdered and missing Indigenous women are one-seventh as likely to be solved as those of any other demographic, and that American Indian and Alaska Native women face murder rates 10 times higher than the national average.
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