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Assembly adopts resolution designating May as Missing and Murdered Indigenous People awareness month; members call for action
Summary
The Assembly adopted ACR 163 recognizing Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) awareness month and included calls from members for better data collection, coordinated investigations and sustained funding to address disproportionate rates of violence and missing persons cases among indigenous Californians.
The California State Assembly on April 28 adopted ACR 163, designating May as Missing and Murdered Indigenous People awareness month and prompting a broad floor discussion about systemic gaps in reporting, investigation and services.
"We continue to work hard on these issues," Assemblymember Ramos said in presenting the resolution, urging action beyond awareness events and calling for task forces to address…
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