Report cites weak reporting on missing, killed Native women (with clip)
November 14th 2018
"Numerous police departments nationwide are not adequately identifying or reporting cases of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls as concerns mount over the level of violence they often face, according to a study released by a Native American nonprofit Wednesday.
The report from the Seattle-based Urban Indian Health Institute, the research arm of the Seattle Indian Health Board, was conducted over the past year amid worry in tribal communities and cities that Native American and Alaska Native women are vanishing in high numbers, despite a lack of available government data to identify the full scope of the problem.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski joined other lawmakers and representatives of the Urban Indian Health Institute to review the report's findings Wednesday in Washington. Its release comes as multiple bills at the state and federal level have been proposed to address the issue and improve data collection....
Murkowski also paused to acknowledge Kotzebue, in the Northwest Arctic Borough, where missing 10-year-old Ashley Johnson-Barr was kidnapped, raped and killed earlier this year. Her accused murderer, Peter Wilson, was held in September on $3 million bail...."
Report cites weak reporting on missing, killed Native women
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A timeline of Ashley Johnson-Barr’s disappearance
November 14, 2018
"The death of Ashley Johnson-Barr, a 10-year-old girl from Kotzebue, has shocked the Northwest Arctic community.
On Thursday, against Peter Vance Wilson, 41, who has been accused of lying to the FBI.
Here, a timeline lays out what is known so far about Johnson-Barr‘s disappearance and the accusations against Wilson.
This timeline is based primarily on a federal affidavit by FBI Special Agent Michael Watson, supplemented by Daily News interviews this week in Kotzebue:..."
A timeline of Ashley Johnson-Barr’s disappearance | Essex Caller
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