The disappearance of Gabby Petito in Wyoming has caused a national outcry.
However, missing and murdered Indigenous people get less media coverage.
In the same state, 710 Indigenous people were reported missing from 2011 to 2020, a report found. ⬇️
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However, missing and murdered Indigenous people get less media coverage.
In the same state, 710 Indigenous people were reported missing from 2011 to 2020, a report found. ⬇️
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According to a report by Wyoming’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Task Force, most of the Indigenous people reported missing were girls.
Missing and murdered Indigenous people have not been met with the same nonstop media coverage as Petito.
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Missing and murdered Indigenous people have not been met with the same nonstop media coverage as Petito.
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When the murders of Indigenous people were covered, the news reports were "overly graphic" compared to white people, Wyoming Survey and Analysis Research Scientist Emily Grant, who worked on the report, told @WPR.
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Petito, a 22-year-old white woman from New York, was reported missing on September 11.
Petito was on a cross-country road trip with her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, when she disappeared.
Petito was on a cross-country road trip with her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, when she disappeared.
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The @FBI said a body found near Grand Teton National Park matches the description of Petito.
The park is less than two hours from the Wind River Indian Reservation, the only reservation in the state and home to thousands of Shoshone and Arapaho Indians.
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The park is less than two hours from the Wind River Indian Reservation, the only reservation in the state and home to thousands of Shoshone and Arapaho Indians.
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While 50% of missing Indigenous people are found within one week, 21% remain missing for 30 days or longer, according to the report.
Only 11% of white people remain missing for that long.
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Only 11% of white people remain missing for that long.
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The missing and murdered Indigenous persons movement has received increased attention in recent years.
Wyoming @GovernorGordon established the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Task Force in 2019 after being pressured by advocates to take action.
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Wyoming @GovernorGordon established the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Task Force in 2019 after being pressured by advocates to take action.
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In 2020, Gov. Gordon signed legislation aimed at improving data collection of missing and murdered people.
The bill requires officials to provide law enforcement with training on cases that involve Indigenous people and mandates cooperation agencies.
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The bill requires officials to provide law enforcement with training on cases that involve Indigenous people and mandates cooperation agencies.
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