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Training Communities to Search for Missing Indigenous Relatives | Bozeman News
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When law enforcement falls short, communities step up—with training, tools, and tears. Haley Omeasoo, a forensic anthropologist with a PhD, founded Ohkomi Forensics to empower Native American families in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People crisis. In a powerful two-day workshop for Blackfeet community members, she taught critical search skills: how to conduct systematic line searches without contaminating evidence, how to distinguish human from animal bones, and how to document findings with GPS and scale references. Many attendees carried personal grief—having lost loved ones to disappearances—and spoke of feeling helpless during past searches. Omeasoo’s mission is clear: equip communities to find their missing, preserve evidence, and begin healing. With proper training, even without police support, families can turn hope into action—and justice into truth.
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