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Proclamation 10571

Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, 2023

This proclamation designates May 5, 2023, as Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, commemorating the crisis of violence against Indigenous people and highlighting administration efforts including a DOI investigative unit, FBI personnel, DOJ victim advocate position, VAWA reauthorization with expanded Tribal jurisdiction, and cross-border coordination with Mexico and Canada.

Federal Register Open PDF 88 FR 29813

Impact dates

  1. Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day proclaimed

Key directives

  • Proclaim May 5, 2023 as Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day
  • Call on all Americans and all levels of government to support Tribal governments and communities through appropriate programs and activities

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of May 5, 2023 as awareness day

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Proclamation references prior policy actions but contains no new binding mandates or funding allocations
  • Awareness day designation without substantive new directives may limit tangible impact
  • Tension between commemorative purpose and urgency of crisis described
Proclamation 10571: Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, 2023 · Executive Orders