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Brandon advocates say more resources are needed to address the exploitation and trafficking of Indigenous women and youth in the city. The issue has been under the spotlight since Winnipeg police announced earlier this week that they believe the remains of two Indigenous women are in a nearby landfill. Police say they believe the women,…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The first week of a new job can be overwhelming for many and that is especially true for Allison Morrisette and Mary Beth Holzwarth. Monday, the two began their roles as South Dakota’s inaugural Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons coordinator and human trafficking coordinator and by Wednesday, they were being…
Laura Heckmann The South Dakota Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday morning the hiring for two new positions: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Coordinator and Human Trafficking Coordinator. Attorney General Mark Vargo made the announcement at the Public Safety Building in Rapid City, alongside state Rep. Peri Pourier and the positions’ two new faces: Mary…
Two new hires by the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office will coordinate efforts to investigate Missing and Murdered Indigenous People’s cases and human trafficking cases. Allison Morrisette will be the MMIP coordinator and Mary Beth Holzwarth will be the human trafficking coordinator, according to the Attorney General’s Office. The two women were introduced to the…
Regional FBI officials presented the Yellowstone County Area Human Trafficking Task Force with a Director’s Community Leadership Award on behalf of FBI Director Christopher Wray. Members of the task force’s steering committee accepted the award, including co-chairs Stephanie Baucus and Penny Ronning; board members Scott Koch, Melanie Tripp, and Erin Walker; and steering committee members…
After more than a decade in state politics and an even longer career in the courtroom, Jason Frierson has a new boss: the federal government. “I’ve always been in some type of advocacy position,” Frierson, the newest U.S. attorney for the District of Nevada, said. “This is the first position within my legal practice where…
Congresswoman Theresa Leger Fernández joined law enforcement officers and others in a training session on identifying signs of human trafficking. The first-term Democratic representative said her …
August 6, 2022, 9:15 AM HST * Updated August 6, 7:12 AM US Senator Maizie Hirono has asked FBI director Christopher Wray to pay special attention to the safety of Native Hawaiian women and girls, in view of recent statistics showing they represent more than two-thirds of sex trafficking victims in Hawaiʻi. “According to the…
Today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco will recognize National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day with a virtual event to highlight the Not Invisible Act Commission. During the event, panelists will discuss the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples crisis and the importance of the Not Invisible Act…
Photo from Unsplash.com In a special post for International Women’s Day, we are highlighting several brave activists who fought for women’s rights and equality from different eras and places around the world. These are but brief snapshots of full and complicated lives, but may they inspire pride, comfort, and long-range vision for an equal world. “Women’s…
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