Following the safe return of Choctaw Nation tribal member Derek Reese to his family after several years, the Muscogee Nation is ensuring that resources are allocated to support tribal members.
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Macaylin Autaubo and Shannon Buchanan work with the Muscogee Nation’s Center for Victim Services.
2 News did a story a few months back on a billboard campaign the nation participated in, bringing awareness to their missing and murdered Indigenous people.
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Both Autaubo and Buchanan are proud that the Muscogee Lighthorse Police Department was able to locate Reese and reunite him with his family, after a tip was given to his sister, which she took to police.
“It honestly feels amazing, me and Shannon both kind of spearheaded this project together,” said Autaubo. “Getting the news that Mr. Reese was found, it did make me stop, because I was at home at the time, and it made me realize, the work that we’re doing is making an impact.”…