PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In a first for the federal District of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Tribal Council has unanimously adopted a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Tribal ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon released its first annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons program report on Friday, U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams ...

SALEM, Ore. — On Saturday, Gov. Tina Kotek issued a proclamation declaring May 5 as Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day. “For far too long, the unsolved deaths and ...

Across the United States, Native Americans are disproportionately impacted by violence. Indigenous people are more than twice as likely to experience violent crimes compared to all other races, and ...

Rapid City, S.D. (KELO) — May 5th is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. Communities gathered today to share resources, connect, and build stronger networks in hopes of saving lives ...

Bree R Black Horse (Seminole Nation of Oklahoma) has joined the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington as an Assistant United States Attorney dedicated to prosecuting ...

When Laura John started working as the city of Portland’s first full-time tribal relations director, she heard a common complaint from Indigenous community members: police weren’t taking action on ...

Mussing or murdered Indigenous people from Oregon include, top row, left to right: Lisa Pearl Briseno (missing); Heather Leann Cameron (missing); Jerome Clements Charles (missing); Leona Sharon Kinsey ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — For most people the tragedies are unimaginable, but on South Dakota’s reservations, they’re painfully real. MMIP is a hidden crisis and the stories often go untold. On this ...

Two years ago, Merle Kirk asked Oregon legislators for help. During a House committee hearing in February 2019, she told the story of the women in her family who have disappeared or were murdered over ...