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BILL SUMMARY For OFFICE OF THE LIAISON FOR MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS RELATIVES PRESENTATION
INTERIM COMMITTEE AMERICAN INDIAN AFFAIRS INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE
Date Sep 26, 2024
Location SCR 357
Office of the Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Presentation - Committee Discussion Only
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09:13:53 AM |
Melody Delmar and
Dr. Matt Lunn, representing the Department of Public Safety, presented
to the committee (Attachment L). Dr. Lunn reviewed information about the
Office of the Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (OMMIR).
He discussed the national search for the OMMIR director and how community
members and advocates were involved in the process.
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09:17:43 AM |
Ms. Delmar reviewed
information about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) and
the history of the movement. She discussed the importance of building community
partnerships to look at how the state can best respond to MMIR cases and
how to connect families to state and community resources when a family
member is missing or murdered. Ms. Delmar discussed how law enforcement
has been involved in community events organized by the OMMIR.
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09:27:09 AM |
Ms. Delmar continued
her presentation, further discussing the partnerships being developed by
the OMMIR and how certain staff positions are being filled to address the
data and research needs of the office.
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09:29:10 AM |
Ms. Delmar and Dr.
Lunn responded to questions from the committee. In response to questions,
Ms. Delmar discussed the work she has done with other states and federal
partners, how MMIR is a borderless issue, and the jurisdictional issues
that might arise in an MMIR case.
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