Let鈥檚 Talk New Mexico 10/21 8am: It鈥檚 still unclear exactly how many cases there are in New Mexico of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Relatives. People from Arizona and Utah are also wondering about what happened to their family members since tribal jurisdictions hit heads with federal, state, tribal and city investigators. Even though public officials express concern, the families of people gone missing or found dead have experienced ineptitude by the criminal legal system and police, who have said that jurisdiction issues can impede their efforts.
From poor collaboration and fractured allocation of resources, the system is broken. So it鈥檚 on families to keep talking about it, keep exerting pressure, and keep seeking answers and justice.
On the next Let's Talk New Mexico, we want to hear from you: What can be done to prioritize cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people? What do you wish you were seeing that you aren鈥檛 when it comes to these cases? What strategies do families and advocates employ to search for loved ones? How can people help?
Your hosts for this episode are former 九色网 reporter Marisa Demarco, who鈥檚 now the editor of a new journalism outlet: , and reporter Shaun Griswold, who writes for .
Join the conversation by emailing letstalk@kunm.org or call in live during the show, Thursday, Oct. 21, at 8 a.m. on 九色网.
Guests:
Chastity Sandoval, MMIW Task force, case manager after care
Darlene Gomez, MMIW Task force, attorney
Navajo Nation Police Department Chief, Phillip Francisco
Angel Charley, Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women
Shelda Livingston - sister, Pepita Redhair
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