Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

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Blackfeet Community College Website Offers Local, Anonymous Missing Persons Reporting

Kaitlyn Nicholas

On Nov. 7 Blackfeet Community College celebrated the launch of a new missing persons reporting website created in collaboration with Montana’s Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force.

A woman holds a sign covered in red hand prints that reads "We will never forget."

Tribal Affairs

Families Of Missing, Murdered Call For Review Of Cases In Southeast Montana

Kayla Desroches

Families in southeast Montana are demanding law enforcement review all cases of missing and murdered indigenous people in Big Horn, Rosebud, and…

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MTV, Dr. Oz Show To Highlight Hanna Harris Case

The story of a Northern Cheyenne woman will be featured in two national pop-culture shows this week. The Dr. Oz Show and MTV are airing episodes about…

A woman in a red t-shirt stands holding a poster in front of a crowd seated at desks in a college classroom setting.

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Community To State MMIW Task Force: We Want Our Own

The Montana Missing Idigenous Persons Task Force hosted a public meeting in Billings Feb. 6. Some community members pressed for Native people to form a…

People gather around candles and a picture of Selena Not Afraid at a nighttime vigil.

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State Division Of Criminal Investigation To Assist With Not Afraid Investigation

The sheriff leading an investigation into a 16-year-old Crow girl’s disappearance and death has requested assistance from the state Division of Criminal…

Eight people surrounding a candle-light vigil

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More Than 1,000 Attend Funeral For Hardin Girl

Associated Press

More than 1,000 people attended the funeral for a 16-year-old girl who died of hypothermia after reportedly walking away from an Interstate 90 rest stop…

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Relatives, Law Enforcement Clash Over What Killed 16-Year-Old Crow Girl

Update Jan. 23, 2020: A preliminary autopsy report released Thursday says Selena Not Afraid died of hypothermia. Montana's chief medical examiner at the…

Francine Amyotte waits for volunteer searchers to come in at a makeshift command center based in the old Crow casino Apsaalooke Nights on Jan. 17, 2020.

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Missing Crow Girl's Body Found Near Site Of Disappearance

The body of a 16-year-old Crow girl missing since New Years Day has been found near where she disappeared at an Interstate-90 rest area outside of…

A selfie of Selena Shelley Faye Not Afraid with physical descriptions written next to it.

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FBI Joins Search For Missing Hardin Girl

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has joined the search for a missing girl from south-central Montana.Sixteen-year-old Selena Shelley Faye Not Afraid…

A sign from a Jan. 9, 2019 missing and murdered Indigenous women vigil in Missoula.

Montana's Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force Address Meth and Human Trafficking

Montana’s Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force met for a third time in Billings Friday, Sept. 27. Charyl Eagle came to the meeting to make sure task...