WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), a senior member on the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, joined U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) in introducing a resolution commemorating May 5th, 2026, as a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
"Indigenous people - especially women and girls - are being murdered or going missing at horrific and unacceptable rates. On May 5th, we remember the victims of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People crisis and recognize the suffering of families and Native communities. We must demand justice and continue our work to get more law enforcement resources for tribes," Sen. Cantwell said.
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