EABF7268D5E9DCCC87258BA40053A742 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For OFFICE OF THE LIAISON FOR MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS RELATIVES PRESENTATIONINTERIM COMMITTEE AMERICAN INDIAN AFFAIRS INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEEDate Sep 26, 2024 Location SCR 357 Office of the Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Presentation - Committee Discussion Only Attachment Tag File Name Attachment L https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/4FCB8D857A5D...$File/Attachment L.pdf?OpenElement Attachment L.pdf 09:13:53 AM Melody Delmar and Dr. Matt Lunn, representing the Department of Public Safety, presented to the committee (Attachment L). Dr. Lunn reviewed information about the Office of the Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (OMMIR). He discussed the national search for the OMMIR director and how community members and advocates were involved in the process. 09:17:43 AM Ms. Delmar reviewed information about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) and the history of the movement. She discussed the importance of building community partnerships to look at how the state can best respond to MMIR cases and how to connect families to state and community resources when a family member is missing or murdered. Ms. Delmar discussed how law enforcement has been involved in community events organized by the OMMIR. 09:27:09 AM Ms. Delmar continued her presentation, further discussing the partnerships being developed by the OMMIR and how certain staff positions are being filled to address the data and research needs of the office. 09:29:10 AM Ms. Delmar and Dr. Lunn responded to questions from the committee. In response to questions, Ms. Delmar discussed the work she has done with other states and federal partners, how MMIR is a borderless issue, and the jurisdictional issues that might arise in an MMIR case. 09:33:52 AM The committee recessed.
