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Gov. issues statement on National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a statement May 5  in recognition of National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day:

 

“As of today, there are an estimated 200 missing Indigenous New Mexicans. I say ‘estimated’ because that number is likely an undercount and the result of years of discrimination and inadequate collaboration between law enforcement agencies. This is a state that will continue to fight to interrupt this pattern, working closely with sovereign nations.

 

“On this day of awareness, I commit to the state’s 23 Nations, Tribes and Pueblos that I will do everything in my power to continue the search for justice for Native families who have lost their loved ones and are seeking closure.”