The Not Invisible Act Commission’s resource was historic for Native Americans. It’s now been scrubbed from federal websitesNever miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real time.Since January, Donald Trump’s presidency has been marked by a series of radical changes. Of note is the way troves of previously publicly available information on government websites such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or National Institutes of Health (NIH) have quietly gone dark.One such page is the Not Invisible Act Commission’s final report from November 2023. The Not Invisible Act Commission was mandated by bipartisan legislation and signed into law by Trump himself. The report was a collaboration between the justice department and the interior department to address, document and respond to the missing and murdered Indigenous peoples (MMIP) crisis, in which Indigenous communities experience disproportionate rates of abduction, assault and ...
The Trump administration removed the Not Invisible Act Commission's final report, a collaborative effort by the Justice and Interior Departments addressing the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) crisis, from a federal website. This report, mandated by bipartisan legislation Trump himself signed, compiled recommendations based on field hearings and provided data for reducing the crisis. Activists, including the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women, expressed shock, deeming the removal a "slap in the face." Advocates continue to fight against the MMIP and MMIW crises, with organizations like the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center and CSVANW working to maintain access to the report's information and create their own databases.
