So why is this a thing?

[Joe_K]

Duplicative government function. Why do it once when doing twice costs more but ends with the same result.

Government waste. $600k diverted from being used elsewhere. The Indians could cooperate without the extra money. An alert can be sent without creating a new system. But if you have ever been in the 4 corners area, tribe vs tribe hatred and segregation.

This is nothing but $600k being flushed for votes and the appearance of doing something.

The $ isn?t going to fight some dumb foreign war, give free healthcare to illegal aliens, or funding a gender fluid studies program, it?s being used to coordinate with the various Sovereign Nations that exist within our Nation. If it ends up not recovering a single missing person and all the money goes to pay for a Politicians drug habit, then it will have been $ wasted, but until then, at face value it?s a noble cause.

[Ah Pook]

Turned off the Amber Alert. Turned off the Silver Alert. Will turn off Indigenous Person Alert.

No problem.

[WETWRKS]

Typically the missing native people are ignored and don't get noticed by news and other reporting agencies. While I am almost always against racial based things of this nature...in this case I do see grounds for a need.

[brutal]

That's not what Hollywood tells us...

Cory Lambert is a wildlife officer who finds the body of an 18-year-old woman on an American Indian reservation in snowy Wyoming. When the autopsy reveals that she was raped, FBI agent Jane Banner arrives to investigate. Teaming up with Lambert as a guide, the duo soon find that their lives are in danger while trying to solve the mystery of the teen's death.




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Trivia: Link to Yellowstone.

[JohnnyDrama]

Duplicative government function. Why do it once when doing twice costs more but ends with the same result.

Government waste. $600k diverted from being used elsewhere. The Indians could cooperate without the extra money. An alert can be sent without creating a new system. But if you have ever been in the 4 corners area, tribe vs tribe hatred and segregation.

This is nothing but $600k being flushed for votes and the appearance of doing something.

Winner, winner....

From the Four Corners area. The FBI leaves tribal issues to the tribes and the tribes don't communicate much between themselves. Sovereignty, cultural identity, heritage, and all that.... Sure the government could expand existing programs to include missing indigenous people but then the missing person would be treated just like another missing person. We can't have the cultural distinctions being blurred.

[Gman]

Identity politics.

I understand the problem. There are ways to leverage what we already have to resolve it.

[Clint45]

Respectfully, a LOT of young indigenous women go missing every year. A widely disproportionate number. Serial predators seem to view them as disposable and know the tribal police lack the resources to conduct a proper investigation, and consider their risk of being caught rather low.,

[WETWRKS]

Respectfully, a LOT of young indigenous women go missing every year. A widely disproportionate number. Serial predators seem to view them as disposable and know the tribal police lack the resources to conduct a proper investigation, and consider their risk of being caught rather low.,

Agreed. I would likely have issues if this were being done for just about any other demographic. This seems to actually be needed.

[Joe_K]

Agreed. I would likely have issues if this were being done for just about any other demographic. This seems to actually be needed.

IMO, it is no different than having a specific program or resources set aside to help homeless Vets. Some groups are more susceptible or vulnerable than others when it comes to certain issues, or, have specific needs. Here?s just a few examples of when specific groups might be better assisted by specialization as opposed to a one size fits all approach.

Battered Womens Shelter vs A Battered Spouse Shelter
Toys For Tots vs Goodwill or Similar Donation Centers
Nursing Home vs Orphanage
WIC vs Food Stamps/EBT

[.455_Hunter]

IMO, it is no different than having a specific program or resources set aside to help homeless Vets. Some groups are more susceptible or vulnerable than others when it comes to certain issues, or, have specific needs. Here?s just a few examples of when specific groups might be better assisted by specialization as opposed to a one size fits all approach.

Battered Womens Shelter vs A Battered Spouse Shelter
Toys For Tots vs Goodwill or Similar Donation Centers
Nursing Home vs Orphanage
WIC vs Food Stamps/EBT

None of those have a raced based distinction.