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Events planned for National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Americans Submitted by Carolyn DeFord, Human Trafficking Project Coordinator In response to the 2013 murder of Hannah Harris, a congressional resolution was introduced in 2016 petitioning to have May 5th designated as a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls. The resolution was initially passed in 2017 and has been reaffirmed every year since. In 2019 President Trump signed a new proclamation which acknowledged all genders and declared May 5th as Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Native Awareness Day. The Puyallup…