Navajo Nattion Law and Order Committee Chair Calls for Urgent Action on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Crisis

Last week, during a pivotal hearing before the U.S. House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, Law and Order Committee Chair Eugenia Charles-Newton delivered a compelling testimony emphasizing the urgent need for federal action to address the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP). “We must stop pretending these cases are isolated, and we must stop allowing them to be swept under the rug,” Charles-Newton declared, highlighting systemic failures that leave countless cases unresolved. Charles-Newton drew attention to the 75 Navajo Nation members currently missing, many of whose cases remain unsolved due to jurisdictional confusion and poor coordination between federal, state, and tribal authorities.