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February 28, 2023

U.S. Marshals to Work with Yurok Tribe to Probe Missing & Murdered Indigenous Persons
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The U.S. Marshals Service has launched a new initiative to investigate
missing and murdered Indigenous persons. According to the Bureau of
Indian Affairs, there are more than 4,200 unsolved cases of missing
Native Americans. Under a new pilot program, the U.S. Marshals Service
will team up with the Yurok Tribe in Northern California to help address
the crisis.


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