The Daily Rundown – May 7, 2026
đŻď¸ Raishawn Josiah Denetclarance, a 25-year-old DinĂŠ man, was murdered in downtown Las Vegas earlier this year, on February 7. His death remains unsolved. Heâs part of the growing number of unsolved Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR) cases. It wasnât that long ago that law enforcement agencies werenât accepting Indigenous missing persons reports.
Previously, if an enrolled tribal member vanished from their community, a missing persons report would have to be filed with their tribal police. Then a law from the 2023 Nevada Legislative Session changed that, due to advocacy by Assemblymember Shae Backus, the only Indigenous lawmaker in Nevada…