(6 May 2025)
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Albuquerque, New Mexico – 5 May 2025
1. Mid shot of participants marching with signs for Missing Indigenous Awareness Day in New Mexico
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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Josett Monette, New Mexico Indian Affairs Secretary:
"We’re wearing red today to represent and honor the missing and murdered indigenous people."
3. Wide shot of marchers during Missing Indigenous Awareness Day in New Mexico
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Josett Monette, New Mexico Indian Affairs Secretary:
"Years ago, New Mexico became pretty known for having two of the top cities that had the most murdered and missing indigenous people and so it’s important to us in our state to continue to address that issue and to do what we can to make sure that people are aware and that we remember those who have gone missing."
5. Mid shot of a gathering holding a banner for missing indigenous awareness
6. Wide shot of protesters marching
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7. SOUNDBITE (English) Josett Monette, New Mexico Indian Affairs Secretary:
"Hearing from the families is probably one of the most difficult parts of all of this work. You really can hear their struggles and their pain."
8. Close up of Toya’s necklace featuring a photo of her daughter, Shawna Toya, an indigenous woman who was murdered
9. Mid shot of Toya at a booth
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10. SOUNDBITE (English) Geraldine Toya, mother of murdered indigenous woman:
"We’re doing it for our daughter’s purpose. She was murdered in 2021 and we are still seeking justice at this time."
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11. SOUNDBITE (English) Geraldine Toya, mother of murdered indigenous woman:
"We’re still seeking answers and we want them to know that we aren’t gonna forget. You know, she’s human, she matters and that’s our reason for keeping this alive and advocating as much as we can."
12. Mid shot of women holding posters of Darian Nevayaktewa, missing indigenous man
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13. SOUNDBITE (English) Lynette Pino, mother of missing indigenous man:
"We want to get the word out that he’s been missing since 2008 and that we haven’t forgot about him and we wanted to support all the other families."
14. Close up of flyer highlighting Darian Nevayaktewa, missing indigenous man
STORYLINE:
Indigenous people across North America are calling this week for sustained responses to the violence in their communities, much of it against women and girls. According to the U.S. Justice Department, Indigenous women are more than twice as likely to be victims of homicide than the national average.
In prayer walks, self-defense classes, marches and speeches at state capitols, they are pushing for better cooperation among law enforcement agencies to find missing people and solve homicides that are among about 4,300 open FBI cases this year.
Some parents say they will use Monday’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day to make sure children understand what’s at stake.
“Indigenous people don’t have the luxury about NOT talking to our daughters about violence against girls. I’ve had to talk with my daughter since birth about bodily autonomy,” said Christina Castro, of Taos Pueblo in New Mexico, who has a 12-year-old daughter and who co-founded the advocacy organization 3 Sisters Collective in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Some tribes have invited federal teams to lead simulation exercises showing what to do if someone goes missing.
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