Native American News Roundup April 28 - May 4, 2024

WASHINGTON — Communities to commemorate Indigenous missing and murdered Sunday, May 5, is Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day in the U.S., a date set aside to raise awareness about an epidemic of violence and violent crimes in Native and Indigenous communities. Communities across the U.S. are marking the day with gatherings, marches and workshops. Native and First Nations communities in the U.S. and Canada say authorities often fail to investigate these cases, and the lack...