Northern California’s Yurok Tribe will work with the U.S. Marshals Service as a pilot location for the agency’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Initiative, according to a Feb. 21 press release by the U.S. Marshals Service.
The Initiative is in accordance with the agency’s plans to “develop tribally-led collaborative partnerships to proactively examine public safety issues—particularly those involving missing endangered children.”
In the press release, U.S. Marshals Service Director Ronald L. Davis stated: “It is my sincere hope that by dedicating resources in Indian Country and partnering with the Yurok Tribe, U.S. Marshals will help address the problem of missing children from the Yurok Tribe and assist with other public safety initiatives, such as ensuring that registered sex offenders in the area are compliant with their statutory requirements. We are fully committed to supporting the Yurok Tribe’s efforts to keep their communities safe.”…