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Washington OKs 1st statewide missing Indigenous people alert

Earth-Feather Sovereign, center, founder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, stands with other supporters after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Earth-Feather Sovereign, center, founder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, stands with other supporters after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Earth-Feather Sovereign, center, founder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, stands with other supporters after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Earth-Feather Sovereign, center, founder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, stands with other supporters after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Earth-Feather Sovereign, center, founder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, stands with other supporters after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Earth-Feather Sovereign, center, founder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, stands with other supporters after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Earth-Feather Sovereign, center, founder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, stands with other supporters after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Earth-Feather Sovereign, center, founder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, stands with other supporters after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Earth-Feather Sovereign, center, founder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, stands with other supporters after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Earth-Feather Sovereign, center, founder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, stands with other supporters after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Earth-Feather Sovereign, center, founder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, stands with other supporters after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Earth-Feather Sovereign, center, founder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, stands with other supporters after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Earth-Feather Sovereign, center, founder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, stands with other supporters after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Earth-Feather Sovereign, center, founder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, stands with other supporters after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Earth-Feather Sovereign, center, founder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, stands with other supporters after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Earth-Feather Sovereign, center, founder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, stands with other supporters after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Earth-Feather Sovereign, center, founder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, stands with other supporters after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Earth-Feather Sovereign, center, founder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, stands with other supporters after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Earth-Feather Sovereign, center, founder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, stands with other supporters after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Earth-Feather Sovereign, center, founder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, stands with other supporters after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Earth-Feather Sovereign, center, founder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, stands with other supporters after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Earth-Feather Sovereign, center, founder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, stands with other supporters after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Earth-Feather Sovereign, center, founder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, stands with other supporters after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Earth-Feather Sovereign, center, founder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, stands with other supporters after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) FILE - Native American tribal members sing and drum to support issues such as the awareness of missing and murdered indigenous women in Washington state in the rotunda of the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., on Jan. 23, 2018. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed into law a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts and so-called silver alerts, which are used respectively for missing children and vulnerable adults in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) FILE - Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks on Jan. 11, 2022, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Gov. Jay Inslee has signed into law a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts and so-called silver alerts, which are used respectively for missing children and vulnerable adults in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) FILE - Dennis Willard, of Bellevue, Wash., carries a sign that reads "Where Is She" as he marches in support of missing and murdered indigenous women during a rally to mark Indigenous Peoples' Day in downtown Seattle, on Oct. 14, 2019. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed into law a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts and so-called silver alerts, which are used respectively for missing children and vulnerable adults in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)