Kalispel Tribe raises awareness for Missing Indigenous Women in Washington State | News [Video]

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Kalispel Tribe paid tribute to dozens of missing Indigenous people in Washington on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s Day with a powerful display of red dresses at Northern Quest Casino.

Each red dress represented one of the 56 Indigenous women currently missing in Washington State, with half of these cases originating in Eastern Washington.

“It’s hard to find our missing brothers and sisters,” said Tarah Pagaling, a human trafficking advocate with the Kalispel Tribe.

The tribe’s Victims Assistance Services Department organized the event to raise awareness and provide resources. Information booths connected community members with victim advocates and support services.

“A lot of us as natives have experienced it and know what we’re talking about and just think of our relatives and sisters, aunties, mothers that have gone missing,” said Thea George-Garcia, Cultural Project Supervisor at Northern Quest Casino.

Pagaling explained the tribe’s services: “We help …