Alaska Native leaders advocated for greater action to combat the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous people in an emotional hearing in Anchorage on Tuesday. Via AlaskaBeacon
Audience members listen during the Not Invisible Act Commission hearing on Tuesday. Commission members discussed legislative changes they would like to see in order to lessen the violence against Indigenous communities.
The solution to the question of how, exactly, violent crime will be stopped is complicated. But for Lenora Hootch, the answer is simple:Hootch is the executive director for the Yup’ik Women’s Coalition, and like most of the commissioners in the hearing, brought a unique perspective regarding violence in Native communities to attention.experienced by Indigenous peoples and the causes and potential solutions to that violence.
When it comes to data, Aqpik said, systems in Alaska are lacking. Aqpik is the executive director of Data for Indigenous Justice, which is a nonprofit that released the first Alaska-specific report on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. She pointed out that Alaska does not require recording missing persons in NamUs, the national database for missing and unidentified persons.
The subject of language as it relates to the problem of violence against Indigenous people came up again during the panel, not just regarding data collection. Cleghorn is the senior legal and policy director at the Alaska Native Justice Center and advocated strongly against the use of non-competitive grant funding for tribes.
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