Indianz.Com > News > Coalition of Large Tribes hosts MMIP training session
Coalition of Large Tribes hosts MMIP training session
Monday, October 16, 2023
Indianz.Com
The Coalition of Large Tribes (COLT) is hosting a training session to address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people (MMIP.
The session will take place October 23-25 in Billings, Montana. The organization said tribal representatives from seven states are set to attend.
“As of now and throughout history Tribal Law Enforcement has been short funded,” COLT said in a news release on Monday, citing inadequate funding for the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
“So we know that to do more with less, we need to provide advance training for Tribal
Law Enforcement to deter these atrocities happening to our people,” the organization said.
According to COLT, the Missing and Murdered Unit (MMU) at the BIA will be among those providing training at the session next week. The MMU was established to investigate cases of missing and murdered people on tribal lands.
Experts from the Vidocq Society, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the United States Indian Police Academy are also slated to provide training, COLT said in the news release.
COLT represents more than a dozen tribes with large land bases, meaning those with holdings exceeding 100,000 acres. Of the approximately 40 cases currently listed on the MMU site, 25 people come from states where the organization’s members are based.
Search
Filed Under
Tags
More Headlines
DVIDS: U.S. Army honors ‘warrior spirit’ with name for new military aircraft
Cronkite News: President Trump continues attacks on leader of Catholic Church
Native America Callling: Iñupiaq leaders weigh their economic future and oil drilling in the Arctic
Native America Callling: In the Spotlight with cartographer Margaret Wickens Pearce
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know This Week (April 13, 2026)
Tom Cole: A reminder to file your taxes
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation stands up for tribal and rural health care
Native America Callling: Tribes confront growing data center development pressure
Native America Callling: Money management during economic uncertainty and the rise of Buy Now Pay Later
Native America Callling: Roller derby skaters don’t let anyone push them around
Kaiser Health News: Shortfall in Medicaid funds affects Native mothers
Cronkite News: Republicans slam President Trump for Iran war threats
Native America Callling: Tribes scramble to save critical healthcare funding
Native America Callling: Alutiiq Museum tells the story of Alaska Native children sent to Carlisle Indian Boarding School
Press Release: Alaska Federation of Natives objects to controversial voting bill
More Headlines
Cronkite News: President Trump continues attacks on leader of Catholic Church
Native America Callling: Iñupiaq leaders weigh their economic future and oil drilling in the Arctic
Native America Callling: In the Spotlight with cartographer Margaret Wickens Pearce
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know This Week (April 13, 2026)
Tom Cole: A reminder to file your taxes
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation stands up for tribal and rural health care
Native America Callling: Tribes confront growing data center development pressure
Native America Callling: Money management during economic uncertainty and the rise of Buy Now Pay Later
Native America Callling: Roller derby skaters don’t let anyone push them around
Kaiser Health News: Shortfall in Medicaid funds affects Native mothers
Cronkite News: Republicans slam President Trump for Iran war threats
Native America Callling: Tribes scramble to save critical healthcare funding
Native America Callling: Alutiiq Museum tells the story of Alaska Native children sent to Carlisle Indian Boarding School
Press Release: Alaska Federation of Natives objects to controversial voting bill
More Headlines