Montana missing Indigenous persons task force gains crucial funding

Montana's Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force is set to strengthen its efforts with the signing of House Bill 83 into law. The new law creates a special revenue account for the task force, enabling it to receive donations, grants, and other funding for training and operational expenses. This move comes as Montana, an epicenter of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People crisis, works to address the disproportionate number of Native Americans among the state’s missing persons cases. The law takes effect July 1.