A report that highlighted the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people was removed from several federal websites last month, to the disappointment of some Alaska Native advocates.
The final report by the Not Invisible Act Commission was a joint effort of the U.S. Justice and the Interior departments completed in November 2023. It focused on the disproportionate rates of assault and murder in Indigenous communities across the country – as well as unique issues faced by Alaska Native people. President Trump signed the law that mandated the report during his first term.
In February, the report’s authors and advocates noticed that the link had been deleted from several federal websites, including the Department of Justice website. The reason for the removal wasn’t immediately clear, though some federal agencies have acknowledged scrubbing material to comply with Trump’s executive orders to remove “diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility policies.”…