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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — On the lawn in front of the College of Public Health at the University of Arizona, a group of women learned how to box. It was a part of the fourth annual National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Day of Awareness Symposium hosted by Indigwellbeing.

One of the participants was Druscilla Reyes, who is a part of the Pascua Yaqui tribe.

“It might decrease the chances of women getting kidnapped or harmed,” she said about learning how to box.

Celeste Juan, who is a part of the Tohono O’odham Nation, was also learning how to box.

“It just unifies you to know your body and your spirit and your limits on how far you could go,” she said.

The Bureau Of Indian Affairs said about 4,200 missing and murdered cases have not been solved.

“It’s been in the dark for way too long and I think …

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