Local Native Community Gathering to Enter Names of Missing Indigenous People into Department of Justice National Database
Published July 16, 2019
Abigail Echo-Hawk
SEATTLE — Urban Indian Health Institute, a division of Seattle Indian Health Board, is hosting an event where the Seattle Native community will gather to enter the names of missing indigenous loved ones into the Department of Justice’s National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs). In 2016, there were only 116 cases of missing indigenous women and girls in the NamUs database, but there were more than 5,700 cases reported. This community gathering is one of many in a nationwide effort to ensure more accurate data is available regarding missing indigenous people.
WHAT:
Community gathering to stress the importance of tracking missing persons
WHO:
Abigail Echo-Hawk, Director of Urban Indian Health Institute and Chief Research Officer of Seattle Indian Health Board
WHEN:
Thursday, July 18, 2019
5:30-7:00 p.m.
WHERE:
Seattle Indian Health Board
611 12th Avenue South
Seattle, Washington 98144
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