Justice Department Launches FBI Deployment to Address Indian Country Violent Crimes

Justice Department announces focus on crimes and missing people in Native American areas

The U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday that it will surge FBI assets across the country to address unresolved violent crimes in areas with high Native American populations, including crimes related to missing and murdered Indigenous people.

DOJ to investigate unresolved violent crimes against Natives

Among the 53 names of missing and murdered Indigenous people on the U.S. Department of the Interior Indian Affairs website is Augustine “Auggie” Floyd, who disappeared without a trace in October 2007 in Mt. Pleasant. Floyd, a member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, traveled to Mt. Pleasant for a concert at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort, but never returned home to Suttons Bay. Floyd went from being considered a mis…

Unsolved violent crimes in Native American communities to get more attention from FBI

The FBI will send extra personnel to 10 states over the next six months to help investigate unsolved violent crimes in Indian Country.

FBI focuses on Indian Country violent crimes

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The FBI is sending extra agents, analysts and other personnel to field offices in 10 states over the next six months to help investigate unsolved violent crimes in Indian Country, marking a continuation of efforts by the…

‘Fill in that gap’: Arizona hopes to have Missing Endangered Persons alert system live by summer

Miss Indigenous stands near community activists holding a poster with the names of Native American people lost to violence. The position is an Arizona State University student-led effort to bring awareness and representation to the school and elsewhere. Photo by Gloria Gomez | Arizona Mirror/University of ArizonaFor years, Indigenous families have shared their experiences of reporting a missing loved one, highlighting how it is often met with a …

Arizona to Receive Surge of FBI Agents for Tribal Crime Investigations

PHOENIX, Ariz. — The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that Arizona will receive a rotating team of 11 FBI agents over the next six months to help investigate unresolved violent crimes in tribal areas. This deployment is part of Operation Not Forgotten, a national effort to address the high rates of violence in Indian Country. The FBI is sending 60 agents nationwide to assist select… Source