Nevada lawmakers propose alert system for missing Indigenous people

By: Jeniffer Solis

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: October 13, 2026

Words: 470

Last Updated: 4 days, 19 hours ago

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Nevada lawmakers are aiming to introduce a bill that would help address the ongoing crisis surrounding missing and murdered Indigenous people in the state.

Nevada state Assemblymember Shea Backus (D-Las Vegas), a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, on Monday announced a bill draft request she sponsored that would establish a statewide Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) Alert.

Bill draft requests (BDRs) are not official bills, they are requests by lawmakers for …

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