Missing and Murdered Indigenous People

A new alert system will be used for missing and endangered persons who do not meet the Amber and Silver Alert criteria, enabling a more rapid and coordinated response.

The FBI is sending extra agents, analysts and other personnel to field offices in 10 states including Arizona to help investigate unsolved violent crimes in Indian Country.

Tribal leaders say a coordinated alert system for missing Indigenous people could save lives in Arizona.

A San Carlos Apache teen who was reported missing and then found dead marks one of the latest tragedies as Native American communities continue to grapple with high rates of people being killed or going missing.

Attorney General Kris Mayes says a $6 million grant program will support tribal communities impacted by fraudulent sober living home schemes.

The boyfriend of a Navajo woman whose killing highlighted calls to end an epidemic of missing and slain Indigenous women has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

Family members say 71-year-old Emerson Blackhorse has been missing for weeks after he was assaulted and later released from a Cottonwood hospital earlier this month.

The Navajo Police Department says 18-year-old Galeeyia M. Holiday was last in Pinon, Arizona on Saturday. They believe she may be traveling to Phoenix.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona is fortifying how they handle cases involving missing or murdered Indigenous peoples.

People gathered across the U.S. on Sunday for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. It's intended to spotlight the high rate of disappearances and killings in Native American communities.