This Saturday, an Oregon group dedicated to spreading awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous people is holding an awareness walk in the town of Independence.
Last year’s event drew 300 people to Salem’s Riverfront Park, and was largely supported by the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde.
Since then, founder Amanda Freeman’s group has become established as a non-profit and operates under the name of Ampkwa Advocacy. She’s hoping the walk at Riverview Park – about 40 miles southeast of the Grand Ronde reservation – will build on last year’s event and reach residents and business owners who’ve not heard about the crisis…