Missing and Murdered Indigenous People

Burglary charge could send man linked to Navajo elder’s disappearance back to federal prison

Seraphine Warren, center left, is embraced by state Sen. Shannon Pinto outside the state capitol building on Feb. 4, 2022,…

July 31, 2026

AP New Mexico

Five years after a Navajo elder vanished, the man who robbed her was released from prison

Weavings created by Ella Mae Begay, who went missing from her home, are displayed in her son's home in Denver,…

June 19, 2026

AP New Mexico

Suspect in Navajo woman’s disappearance sentenced to 5 years for robbery after plea deal

Begay’s son calls the sentence a ‘failure’

May 8, 2026

AP New Mexico

Indigenous people honor and raise awareness for relatives who are missing or have been killed

Indigenous people and others gather in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Saturday to raise awareness about Indigenous relatives who have gone…

May 5, 2026

AP New Mexico

Indigenous people raise awareness about their missing and murdered

Several events planned in New Mexico on May 5

May 4, 2026

AP New Mexico

Suspect enters new guilty plea in the case of missing Navajo grandmother Ella Mae Begay

Begay's family say prosecutors negotiated the agreement against their wishes and without their input

April 17, 2026

AP New Mexico

Judge rejects plea agreement in case of missing Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay

Nearly five years after she disappeared, Begay has not been found

April 14, 2026

Work related to missing, murdered Indigenous people crisis funded during session, lawmaker says

Kayla Benally, right, speaks during a meeting of the New Mexico Department of Justice's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Task…

March 16, 2026

Lawmakers want upgrades to missing persons systems

$1.5 million requested upgrade systems and pay full-time employees

February 3, 2026

New Turquoise Alert for missing Native people has been issued just six times

State police deny most requests

December 17, 2025

Associated Press New Mexico

FBI surge leads to charges in 2020 killing in Native American community

BERNALILLO, N.M. (AP) — Unconditional love. That’s what Vangie Randall-Shorty felt the moment she first held her son. She still…

November 26, 2025

Local organizations seek help from legislators to fight human trafficking

State had 350 reports of trafficking in 2021

July 23, 2025

Alert for missing Native people launches, but key detail is unclear

Advocates and families who have lost relatives to a crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people march in Albuquerque on…

July 7, 2025

Navajo woman works to establish K9 search and rescue on Rosebud Reservation

Mako Sica K9 Search and Rescue helps families in western South Dakota

June 3, 2025

Six years after her son’s homicide, a Navajo mother still searches for answers

Since the FBI closed its investigation into her son Kyle’s homicide over three years ago, Colleen Harrison Jackson has advocated…

May 13, 2025

Trump should reconvene missing and murdered Indigenous people commission, advocates say

The Trump administration took the ‘Not One More’ report offline in February

May 6, 2025

Associated Press New Mexico

Indigenous people raise awareness about their missing and murdered

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Indigenous people across North America are calling this week for sustained responses to the violence in…

May 5, 2025

Missing, murdered Indigenous people awareness events planned for May 5

Event scheduled Monday at Farmington’s Berg Park

May 2, 2025

Unsolved violent crimes in Native American communities to get more attention with FBI surge

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The FBI is sending extra agents, analysts and other personnel to field offices in 10 states…

April 1, 2025

New Mexico bill would provide ‘turquoise’ safety alert when Native Americans go missing

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A bill that would create a “turquoise” safety alert system for missing Native American people…

March 21, 2025

San Carlos Apache teenager’s death reverberates throughout Indian Country

PHOENIX (AP) — From heartbreak and devastation to outrage, Emily Pike’s tragic death is stirring heavy emotions and spotlighting a…

March 6, 2025

State portal for missing Indigenous people needs work, families say

The lack of photos is one of several frustrations

December 9, 2024

Indigenous families with missing or murdered loved ones struggle for justice

Over a dozen families spoke about longstanding challenges at recent meetings

October 28, 2024

New task force on missing and murdered Indigenous people to meet Friday in Albuquerque

Meeting will be new task force’s first

October 24, 2024