Trump order creates task force on missing American Indians
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November 27, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday creating a White House task force on missing and slain American Indians and Alaska Natives.
The task force will be overseen by Attorney General William Barr and Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. It will develop protocols to apply to new and unsolved case and create a multi-jurisdictional team to review cold cases.
Trump called the scourge facing American Indian women and girls "sobering and heartbreaking."
"We will leverage every resource we have to bring safety to our tribal communities, and we will not waver in this...
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