Karen Peter – California Globe

Federal Audit Reveals Backlog, Unmanageable Workloads in Missing Indigenous Persons Unit

October 17, 2026 11:39 amOctober 17, 2026 11:39 am

A federal audit found hundreds of pending referrals and failures to connect victims with support services within the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Missing and Murdered Unit, as an Arizona family continues seeking answers about a disappearance dating back more than...

Gila River Indian Community Considers Tribe Banishment and Disenrollment for Violent Criminal Offenders

September 5, 2025 12:05 pmSeptember 5, 2025 12:22 pm

Following a recent outbreak of violent crime on the Gila River Indian Community reservation in Arizona, home to members of the Akimel O’odham (Pima) and Piipaash (Maricopa) tribes, for the first time in the community’s history they may adopt the...