At the beginning of the year, the U.S. Attorney’s office for Alaska announced that the Department of Justice would embark on a pilot project to address the missing and murdered Indigenous persons epidemic in the state. The Curyung Tribal Council in Dillingham is one of three Alaska tribes that volunteered to be part of the…
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For years, Bristol Bay has raised awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Alaska’s new cold case office aims to help
Artist and activist Amber Webb got into advocacy work after “just kind of realizing how little was being done — it’s the kind of problem where you try to do anything you can when you realize how grave the situation is.”
Alaska Native groups ask Dunleavy to investigate missing and murdered Indigenous women
A dozen Alaska Native groups cosigned a letter asking Dunleavy to include money in his proposal for the next state budget, which his administration is scheduled to release on Dec. 15.