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 system is similar to Amber Alerts and so-called silver alerts, which are used respectively for missing children and vulnerable adults in many states.
Washington's new Indigenous people alert system will notify law enforcement when there's a report of a missing Indigenous person.
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