Alaska Native groups say they’ve worked for years to get agencies to address the state’s high rate of missing and murdered Indigenous people.
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Jury makes quick decision in Brian Smith murder trial, convicting him in deaths of two Native women
After three weeks of testimony, the trial of serial killer Brian Smith came to a quick conclusion Thursday. National media has followed the Smith murders closely, dubbing them the “Memory Card Murders.”
Trial of Brian Smith, accused of murdering two Alaska Native women, enters third week
The trial of a Brian Smith, a man accused in the murders of two Alaska Native women, resumed on Tuesday.
A Juneau advocate now holds a seat on the US Advisory Council on Human Trafficking
The advisory council suggests federal policies on how to combat and prevent human trafficking.
In Bristol Bay and beyond, organizers push for change in tackling MMIP cases
Alaska ranks fourth nationwide in the number of missing and murdered Indigenous people cases by state.
Friday’s missing and murdered Indigenous people rally asks Juneau to pay attention
The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska is hosting a rally to demand that Alaska’s cases of missing and murdered people be taken seriously and investigated further.
Retired trooper to review Alaska’s cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people
State officials announced Tuesday that Lonny Piscoya started in the job on Sept. 19, replacing Anne Sears, who retired last month.
Body found belongs to Clifford White, missing in Juneau since October 2021
Clifford White was the fifth person to go missing in Juneau last year.
Vigil held in Juneau for children found at Kamloops boarding school
Last Saturday, the Alaska Native community and allies gathered at Overstreet Park in Juneau for a candlelight vigil honoring the 215 children found at a residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia.