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New Mexico passes bill to provide 'turquoise' safety alert when Indigenous people go missing [View all]
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/new-mexico-turquoise-alert-1.7490125New Mexico passes bill to provide 'turquoise' safety alert when Indigenous people go missing
Bill is in response to high rates of disappearances and killings
The Associated Press · Posted: Mar 21, 2025 12:56 PM PDT | Last Updated: March 21
A bill that would create a "turquoise" safety alert system for missing Native Americans in New Mexico has been endorsed by the state legislature.
A vote of the state Senate without opposition Thursday sent the rapid response initiative to New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who supports the proposal.
The bill responds to a troubling number of disappearances and killings in Indian Country and would allow law enforcement to quickly share information about Native Americans who go missing.
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California, Washington and Colorado have similar alert systems, according to the New Mexico Department of Indian Affairs. Arizona lawmakers are considering their own alert system as the brutal death of San Carlos Apache teenager Emily Pike reverberates through Native American communities.
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