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Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day

By Presidential Proclamation, May 5, 2020 has been designated as Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day.
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President Donald J. Trump participates in a roundtable discussion on supporting Native Americans Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at Honeywell International Inc. in Phoenix. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

President Donald J. Trump participates in a roundtable discussion on supporting Native Americans Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at Honeywell International Inc. in Phoenix.  (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

Donald Trump holding the Presidential Proclamation signed on May 5, 2020

By Presidential Proclamation, May 5, 2020 has been designated as Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day.

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Press Release

5/5/2020
Attorney General William P. Barr's Statement on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day (Justice.gov)
 


Blog

5/6/2020
Strengthening the Response to Missing, Murdered Native Americans (OJP.gov)
 


Media

5/10/2020
Pandemic doesn’t stop federal work on Native women’s issues (Alburquerque Journal)
 


Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day