‘It will always be the community’ that drives work to find missing Native Americans, speaker says

By: John Hult

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: May 18, 2026

Words: 1,938

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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PIERRE — The official figures are flawed, the lists incomplete.

The officials know that, but can only do so much to address it on their own.

That’s why the work of the community organizers who swarm social media with news of missing and murdered Indigenous people is so critical, said Tanya Grassel-Krietlow, a Pierre-based advocate for Native American victims of sexual assault, domestic violence and human trafficking.

“It will always be grassroots moving the …

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