Bill targets resources to address missing and murdered Indigenous people in Oregon

Oregon bill takes aim at ‘epidemic of violence’ around missing and murdered Indigenous people

A new bill progressing in the Oregon Legislature would allocate staff and resources within the Oregon Health Authority to address the state’s ongoing crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people.

Bill targets resources to address missing and murdered Indigenous people in Oregon

The proposal would provide victim outreach and prevention services related to missing and murdered Indigenous people.

Healing through Song: Culture as Medicine - Underscore Native News

This piece was originally reported as part of NPR’s “Next Generation Radio” project and OPB (Oregon Public Broadcasting). “Hundreds of people have come in this room under addiction and sat there and drummed or sat there and listened to songs and changed,” says Aldo Garcia, whose traditional name is Puxtunxt, gesturing around a room at Painted Horse Recovery where he leads Wellbriety meetings. Garcia is a citizen of the Confederated Tribes of the…

Oregon bill takes aim at ‘epidemic of violence’ around missing and murdered Indigenous people - Salem Reporter

A new bill progressing in the Oregon Legislature would allocate staff and resources within the Oregon Health Authority to address the state’s ongoing crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Tawna Sanchez, D-Portland, would provide victim outreach and prevention services related to missing and murdered Indigenous people. In addition, it would instruct the health authority to create and maintain dataset…