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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

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Recognizing and confronting human trafficking

Members of the Yurok Tribe told California lawmakers that state’s first year using an alert system specifically for missing Native people is making a difference.

The Feather Alert system issues public messages similar to the widely used the Amber Alert process. Yurok officials say the new alerts are widely used by tribal members and other Native residents, increasing the chances of finding people who go missing.

The California effort is one of the tools in the constant battle against human trafficking that disproportionately affects Native Americans and other people of color.

Anyone who has information about a potential human trafficking situation or a person who may be experiencing human trafficking should contact the FBI, local law enforcement, or the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 (text: 233733)

ICYMI: When Yurok citizen Taralyn Ipina's sister went missing in the San Francisco area last year, her hope rested on the state’s newly implemented Feather Alert system. https://t.co/CeaItYRTJJ
— Native News Online (@nativenews_net) January 30, 2024