The US Marshals Service is teaming up with a Native American tribe based in Northern California for a new push aimed at addressing cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people, a growing crisis that tribes say has not received enough attention.
and photos of the missing on its website. But despite the numbers, cases involving Indigenous people have largely gone under the radar and advocates have been pushing for additional dedicated law enforcement resources and attention in the news media to the crisis, CNN previously reported.
Authorities say they have long faced a number of challenges that have prevented them from solving cases. Police say in some cases it involves family-on-family crime and relatives refuse to provide information because they don't want the person responsible to go to jail. In other cases, there is limited evidence, CNN previously reported. Tribal communities generally don't have doorbell cameras or exterior security cameras that help police investigate cases in urban or suburban areas.
The tribe has been a leader in fighting the crisis of missing and murdered Native American and Indigenous people and calling for programs to prevent future cases. "The Yurok Tribe is extremely grateful to partner with the US Marshals Service on this important and timely initiative," Joseph L. James, chairman of the Yurok Tribe, said in a statement."The knowledge and tools we will gain from this unique partnership will significantly increase our capacity to keep our community safe."
In January, the tribe received a $350,000 grant from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians to hire a full-time investigator for ongoing and cold cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous people,
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