After a nationwide search, Colorado's new Office of Liaison for Missing or Murdered Indigenous Relatives has its first director.
The Colorado Department of Public Safety announced on Wednesday morning that its Division of Criminal Justice had selected Arron Julian to lead the office, and his first day was Nov. 21. Julian is a member of the Jicarilla Apache Tribe in northern New Mexico.
CDPS Executive Director Stan Hilkey said he wanted to find someone with deep connections to Indigenous communities, plus experience in law enforcement. The bill was introduced in March 2022 and Gov. Jared Polis signed it into law on June 8. It was sponsored by Sen. Jessie Danielson , and Reps. Monica Duran and Leslie Herod .
“I’m confident that Arron's passion for justice on behalf of Indigenous populations and his experience working to bring closure to MMIR cases will drive a powerful and positive start to this new program," Thome said. According to the National Institute of Justice, more than four out of every five Indigenous people in the United States experience violent crime, which is a significantly higher rate than other people in the country. The murder rate for Indigenous women is almost three times higher than white women, and is the third-leading cause of death for Indigenous women and girls between the ages of 15 and 24, according to the National Congress of American Indians Policy Research Center.
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