Washington state statistics show Indigenous women are murdered at rates 10 times the national average in some jurisdictions.
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Tribal leaders, law enforcement and family members gathered in Whatcom County to address what’s become a growing problem for Indigenous women and people. Inside a Washington hotel conference room, there are many tribal members that will tell you that in their world, loss is not uncommon and questions often go unanswered.
“What we believe is that they call to us and they echo and those stories are echoing to us all the time and reminding us that they’re gone,” said Erin Roff Tribal the senior tribal policy manager
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