{"id":64253,"date":"2024-12-09T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T05:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=64253"},"modified":"2024-12-09T08:27:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T13:27:03","slug":"native-america-calling-native-mmiw-advocates-use-their-skills-to-seek-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/12\/09\/native-america-calling-native-mmiw-advocates-use-their-skills-to-seek-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Native MMIW advocates use their skills to seek answers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, December 9, 2024<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Native MMIW advocates use their skills to seek answers <\/div>\r\nThe disproportionately high number of unsolved cases for missing and murdered Indigenous women inspired Haley Omeasoo (Hopi\/Blackfeet) to launch a research lab on the Blackfeet Nation\u2019s Montana reservation. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohkomiforensics.com\/\">Ohkomi Forensics<\/a> offers tribal police and other law enforcement agencies scientific data in an attempt to make connections with current and past investigations. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe research lab one of the ways Native advocates all over the country are working to fill gaps to improve the troubling statistics for Native crime victims.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_youtu-be\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8mZfFY3riw8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03\/maxresdefault-467.jpg\" alt=\"Native American scientists launch forensics team to investigate Indigenous cold cases\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8mZfFY3riw8\">\n\t\t\tNative American scientists launch forensics team to investigate Indigenous cold cases\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8mZfFY3riw8\">\n\t\t\t<p>In northwest Montana, a group of Native American scientists launched a forensics team dedicated to solving cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women. 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