Secretary Deb  Haaland  Highlights Efforts to Combat Violence Ahead of Missing and Murdered American Indian and Alaska Native Awareness Day

WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland  holds a press call on May 4, 2021, to discuss the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to combat violence against Indigenous peoples, a day before the commemoration of Missing and Murdered American Indian and Alaska Native Awareness Day.

Secretary Haaland is joined by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs Bryan Newland and Director of the Justice Department’s Office of Tribal Justice Tracy Toulou on the call

Secretary Haaland has established the cross-departmental Missing and Murdered Unit, which will provide the necessary resources and leadership to prioritize unsolved cases. The Departments of the Interior and Justice have also announced the next steps in the implementation of the Not Invisible Act to garner attention to this crisis.

Speaker: Secretary of the Interior Deb  Haaland Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs Bryan Newland Director of the Justice Department’s Office of Tribal Justice Tracy Toulou

Followed by questions and answers with the media