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When Haley Omeasoo used her forensics expertise to launch a nonprofit aimed at assisting the families of missing and murdered Indigenous people, the name Ohkomi Forensics seemed fitting. The 27-year-old said she went into forensic anthropology specifically so she could help the families of missing and murdered Indigenous people (MMIP), including those she knew on her own reservation. That's where Omeasoo hopes Ohkomi Forensics can come in. AdvertisementFamily members of missing and murdered indigenous women in Montana gather in front of the state Capitol in Helena, Mont., Wednesday, May 5, 2021. The FBI typically steps in to investigate cases, but Indigenous families frequently express frustration and say there is a lack of progress and communication.
Persons: , Haley Omeasoo, Omeasoo, Montana, Iris Samuels, Ashley HeavyRunner Loring, Omeasoo's, Loring, Kimberly Loring, David Goldman Organizations: Service, Business, Anthropology, Montana Department of Justice, Ohkomi Forensics, FBI, Forensics, University of Locations: Montana, Helena, Mont, MMIP, Blackfeet, Browning , Montana, Canada
“This case has received national attention because it has been billed or perceived as a referendum on climate change generally,” he said. Attorneys for the state said during the trial that the youth had failed to target a specific policy upon which real relief could be granted. They said the primary policy targeted by the lawsuit, the Montana Environmental Policy Act, is a “procedural” law that does not mandate specific outcomes. The trial included testimony from the youth plaintiffs who claimed the state’s policies are contributing to extreme heat and drought, shrinking the state’s famed glaciers and worsening wildfires. The case is Held v. Montana, Montana First Judicial District Court, No.
Persons: Kathy Seeley, Nate Bellinger, Seeley, Michael Russell, hadn't, , Claire Vlases, Julia Olson, Roger Sullivan, Melissa Hornbein, Michael Russell of, Mark Stermitz, Crowley Fleck, Clark Mindock Organizations: U.S, Montana Department of, McGarvey, Western Environmental Law, Montana Department of Justice, Montana Youth, Thomson Locations: State, Montana, Helena, . Montana , Montana, Hawaii
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