710 Indigenous people were reported missing over the past decade in Wyoming ...

[left-of-center2012]

710 Indigenous people were reported missing over the past decade in Wyoming,
the same state where Gabby Petito reportedly disappeared

The disappearance of Gabby Petito launched a social media frenzy and nonstop media coverage since she was reported missing, possibly from the state of Wyoming, where she and her boyfriend Brian Laundrie were said to be visiting Grand Teton National Park.

But hundreds of cases of Indigenous people reported missing in the exact same state over the past decade have not been met with the same furor. At least
710 Indigenous people, mostly girls, went missing in Wyoming from 2011 to 2020, according to a January report published by the state's Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Task Force.
The vast majority, 85%, were kids, while 57% were female.

Wind River is the only reservation in the state, home to thousands of Shoshone and Arapaho Indians, but the report found Indigenous people have been reported missing in 22 out of the state's 23 counties, making it a state-wide problem.

The report also looked at media coverage, finding only
30% of Indigenous homicide victims made the news, compared to 51% of white victims.

https://www.insider.com/710-indigenous-people-missing-in-wyoming-where-gabby-petito-disappeared-2021-9

[chowder66]

1. That is a horrific number. One is too many but that is an epidemic. nt

[jimfields33]

2. I saw a 48 hour tv show on this.

Problem is the native Americans run their own investigations or it is very difficult for local authorities to investigate on Native American property.

[left-of-center2012]

3. "very difficult for local authorities to investigate on Native American property"

"Wind River is the only reservation in the state ...
Indigenous people have been reported missing in 22 out of the state's 23 counties,
making it a state-wide problem."

[Treefrog]

6. I've read numerous stories and seen several news items about this.

So it’s hardly being hidden away.

Whether Americans pay any attention to these stories is another thing altogether.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

4. K&R.

[MustLoveBeagles]

5. K&R