Trump creates missing American Indian task force

(26 Nov 2019) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus127299 President Donald Trump has signed an executive order creating a White House task force on missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives. Trump called the scourge of violence facing Native American women and girls “sobering and heartbreaking. The National Institute of Justice estimates that 1.5 million Native American women have experienced violence in their lifetime, including many who are victims of sexual violence. On some reservations, federal studies have shown women are killed at a rate more than 10 times the national average. The task force will be overseen by Attorney General William Barr and Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and is tasked with developing protocols to apply to new and unsolved cases and creating multi-jurisdictional team to review cold cases. Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: ​​ Instagram: You can license this story through AP Archive: