Arizona Is Taking More Steps To Preserve Native Communities

This country was built on the backs of native communities. This country was theirs for generations until the Europeans arrived and corralled them into small plots of land out west.

Problems in native communities didn't stop there. There's a massive issue facing them today, and Arizona's government is finally taking a stand for justice.

Native Communities are Disappearing

The largest problem facing native communities in Arizona right now is the growing number of tribal members that have gone missing. In 2021 alone, Arizona was the state with the third most unresolved missing persons cases in native communities.

Currently, there are 91 open missing indigenous persons cases in Arizona, and the state wants some way to rectify that problem. Over 10,000 indigenous persons were reported missing in America as of last year, but no national solution has been given yet. Arizona finally has one.

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Missing Persons Alert

A major reason why these cases have gone unsolved is the lack of care that local law enforcement has. Most of these cases will never reach the point of receiving an Amber, Silver, or Blue Alert, so, Arizona came up with the next best thing.

A new alert has just been granted by the Arizona government, the Missing and Endangered Persons Alert, or MEP. This will trigger if a case is not given an Amber or Blue alert, and will help coordinate search and rescues far easier. This has been in the works since 20222, but it will finally be rolled out this year, and hopefully, stop missing indigenous persons cases in Arizona for good.

[Navajo-Hopi Observer]