SALEM, Ore. – On Saturday, Gov. Tina Kotek issued a proclamation declaring May 5 as Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day. “For far too long, the unsolved deaths and disappearances of Indigenous persons, especially women, have not seen justice,” Gov. Kotek said in a statement. “On Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, we recommit ourselves to addressing the root causes and systemic obstacles contributing to this crisis.”