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Senator Daines urges committee hearing about missing and murdered indigenous women

Posted at 8:07 PM, Sep 24, 2018
and last updated 2018-09-24 22:41:26-04

U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) is urging the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to have a hearing about missing and murdered indigenous women.

Daines sent a letter concerning the subject to the committee this week.

Ashley Loring HeavyRunner, Roylynn Rides Horse, and Hanna Harris are just a few names of missing and murdered indigenous women in Montana.

The letter states the people who go missing on reservations often go unreported. If they are reported, there is a high volume of cold cases that are never resolved.

Daines wrote they must do everything in their power to help with the crisis and holding a formal discussion is the next step.

He urged the committee to have the hearing in early October.

Senator Daines urges committee hearing about missing and murdered indigenous women
Senator Daines urges committee hearing about missing and murdered indigenous women