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Lawmakers hear emotional testimony for missing Indigenous persons task force bill
Summary
Lawmakers and tribal leaders urged creation of a Missing Indigenous Persons task force during an extended hearing on House Bill 11‑99, citing jurisdictional confusion, gaps in data and delays in response as drivers of the crisis.
Lawmakers heard extensive testimony March 12 on House Bill 11‑99, a bill to establish a Missing Indigenous Persons task force in North Dakota. Supporters — including tribal leaders, legislators from Native districts, family members, and law‑enforcement officials — described the measure as a coordinated response to a longstanding crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people (MMIP) in the state.
Representative Dawson Holly (District 31), sponsor of HB11‑99, said Indigenous communities are disproportionately affected by disappearance and violence and that other states (South Dakota, Montana and Minnesota) have created similar task forces. “Indigenous communities in North Dakota are just proportionally impacted by violence and disappearance,”…
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