Montana is home to some of the most beautiful scenery you'll find anywhere in America. It's also home to one of the US' ugliest statistics: Native American people there are almost 5 times more likely to be reported missing than everyone else in the state
Montana is home to some of the most beautiful scenery you'll find anywhere in America. It's also home to one of the country's ugliest statistics: Native American people there are almost five times more likely to be reported missing than everyone else in the state.
Native Americans make up only a sliver of Montana's total population -- less than 7% -- but accounted for 26% of all missing person reports from 2016 to 2018. Almost two-thirds of those Native Americans reported missing are women or girls.The problem is especially acute in Montana, and not at all new, but on Friday the first piece of legislation to address the issue became law when Montana Gov. Steve Bullock signed a measure known as Hanna's Act.
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