![Susan Montoya Bryan Benjamin Toya, center, marches to bring awareness to his daughter's death, in 2021, as dozens of people participated in Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Day in Albuquerque, N.M., Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e777abca54e64458b50caeaccf77a50f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Benjamin Toya, center, marches to bring awareness to his daughter's death, in 2021, as dozens of people participated in Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Day in Albuquerque, N.M., Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
![Susan Montoya Bryan Geraldine Toya, center, marches to bring awareness to the death of her daughter Shawna Toya, in 2021, as dozens of people participate in Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day in Albuquerque, N.M., Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6bd37e3c350f4bda8a560fa72a5b855a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Geraldine Toya, center, marches to bring awareness to the death of her daughter Shawna Toya, in 2021, as dozens of people participate in Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day in Albuquerque, N.M., Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
![Susan Montoya Bryan A crowd gathered at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Day in Albuquerque, N.M., Sunday, May 5, 2024. Many wore red shirts and shawls, a color synonymous with raising awareness about the disproportionate number of Indigenous people who have been victims of violence. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/97a93cbf8a0c4f7fb708cdee01513eab/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A crowd gathered at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Day in Albuquerque, N.M., Sunday, May 5, 2024. Many wore red shirts and shawls, a color synonymous with raising awareness about the disproportionate number of Indigenous people who have been victims of violence. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
![Susan Montoya Bryan Families and victims advocates participate in a prayer walk around the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center to mark Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Day in Albuquerque, N.M., Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1a3fa647670b40348d629bcdfb9d8cb1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Families and victims advocates participate in a prayer walk around the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center to mark Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Day in Albuquerque, N.M., Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
![Susan Montoya Bryan Red shawls drape chairs at the front of the room as families and victim advocates mark Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, N.M., Sunday, May 5, 2024. The shawls represent relatives who have gone missing or have been killed in what many have described as a crisis in Indian Country. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f0233418a63840cc9d024523cc686c2f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Red shawls drape chairs at the front of the room as families and victim advocates mark Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, N.M., Sunday, May 5, 2024. The shawls represent relatives who have gone missing or have been killed in what many have described as a crisis in Indian Country. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
![Susan Montoya Bryan Deiandra Reid holds a sign to bring attention to her sister Tiffany Reid, who went missing 20 years earlier, as dozens of people participate in a prayer walk to mark Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Day in Albuquerque, N.M., Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a7526cdc57714655adccb80a4b4be4dc/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Deiandra Reid holds a sign to bring attention to her sister Tiffany Reid, who went missing 20 years earlier, as dozens of people participate in a prayer walk to mark Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Day in Albuquerque, N.M., Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
![Susan Montoya Bryan Posters line a podium at an event marking Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Day in Albuquerque, N.M., Sunday, May 5, 2024. Dozens of families and advocates turned out to draw attention to the disproportionate number of Indigenous people who have been victims of violence. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1d9cef6c10554c8f8530b1a130f79968/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Posters line a podium at an event marking Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Day in Albuquerque, N.M., Sunday, May 5, 2024. Dozens of families and advocates turned out to draw attention to the disproportionate number of Indigenous people who have been victims of violence. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
![Robert Curry In this photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Washington, U.S. Attorney Vanessa Welder, left, administers the oath of office to Assistant U.S. Attorney Bree Black Horse, right, during a ceremony Thursday, May 2, 2024, at the Yakama Nation Justice Center in Toppenish, Wash. Black Horse is among a team of federal prosecutors and coordinators who are dedicated to working on cases involving the disappearances or killings of Native Americans as part of a U.S. Department of Justice outreach program aimed at addressing the MMIP crisis. (Robert Curry/U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Washington via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/bb6a7bd371174f8585598ec08044f90a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
In this photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Washington, U.S. Attorney Vanessa Welder, left, administers the oath of office to Assistant U.S. Attorney Bree Black Horse, right, during a ceremony Thursday, May 2, 2024, at the Yakama Nation Justice Center in Toppenish, Wash. Black Horse is among a team of federal prosecutors and coordinators who are dedicated to working on cases involving the disappearances or killings of Native Americans as part of a U.S. Department of Justice outreach program aimed at addressing the MMIP crisis. (Robert Curry/U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Washington via AP)
![Susan Montoya Bryan A couple holds one another as Jolene Holgate, center, addresses a crowd during Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day in Albuquerque, N.M., Sunday, May 5, 2024. Dozens of people participated in a prayer walk around the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center to raise awareness about the disproportionate number of disappearances and killings that have affected Native American communities. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f96cfbad2ef04da8ac55a777afbcd79f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A couple holds one another as Jolene Holgate, center, addresses a crowd during Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day in Albuquerque, N.M., Sunday, May 5, 2024. Dozens of people participated in a prayer walk around the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center to raise awareness about the disproportionate number of disappearances and killings that have affected Native American communities. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
![Susan Montoya Bryan Kimberly Wahpepah, a human trafficking survivor and victims advocate, participates in a prayer walk during Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day in Albuquerque, N.M., Sunday, May 5, 2024. Wahpepah said many victims and families feel invisible and lack the resources to pursue justice for their loved ones. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/cc98a5262b834cd2a87bc72176f2c5df/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Kimberly Wahpepah, a human trafficking survivor and victims advocate, participates in a prayer walk during Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day in Albuquerque, N.M., Sunday, May 5, 2024. Wahpepah said many victims and families feel invisible and lack the resources to pursue justice for their loved ones. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)