The FBI, in an effort to improve the reporting of missing persons on Indian Country, is releasing a list of more than 170 Native Americans it has verified as missing throughout New Mexico and the Navajo Nation. The list was last updated on July 21, 2022. The list will be regularly updated, as several federal agencies try to address the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous and Native people.
"Every missing person is important. For a long time, the issue of missing Native Americans has been in the news and a lot of people have been wondering if anybody is paying attention," Special Agent in Charge Raul Bujanda of the Albuquerque FBI Division said in a press release. "I am here to assure you the FBI has been paying attention, and together with our partners, we are taking a significant step towards justice for these victims, their families, and communities."
Source: ABC News
