Utah’s U.S. Attorney’s Office hired a coordinator to focus on missing and murdered Indigenous persons issues

Utah’s U.S. Attorney has appointed a coordinator to work with tribal, local, state and federal leaders to develop strategies to address the underreported yet disproportionately high levels of violence committed against Native Americans, particularly Indigenous woman, children and two-spirited people.Brian Speelman will take on the role of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons, or MMIP, coordinator, according to a news release.U.S. Attorney John Huber said in the release that Speelman wou