FourStar Selected to State Task Force
Attorney General Austin Knudsen has announced appointments to the Montana Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force. The task force’s main goals are to break down jurisdictional barriers and identify causes that contribute to missing and murdered Indigenous persons.
Stacie FourStar, representing the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, was one of the individuals selected to the task force.
During the 2023 legislative session, Knudsen supported Rep. Tyson Running Wolf’s House Bill which extended the task force for 10 years and provided for a full-time program coordinator. The 10-year extension will help the task force members set and achieve long-term goals to better address the missing indigenous persons crisis in Montana.
“I’m looking forward to working with this task force to find a solution to end the missing indigenous persons crisis in Montana,” Knudsen said. “Today’s meeting was productive and I’m confident the members are ready to take on this challenge. Together, we can find the missing and bring them home.”
The following individuals were also appointed or reappointed to the task force:
•Alan Doane, representing the Montana Attorney General’s Office.
•Yolanda Fraser, representing the Northern Cheyenne Tribe.
•Brian Frost, representing the Montana Department of Justice.
•Chrystal Hickman, representing the Montana Office of Public Instruction.
•Cheryl Horn, representing Fort Belknap Indian Community.
•Iris Kill Eagle, representing the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe.
•Danielle Matt, representing the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes.
•Amanda Myers, representing the United States Attorney’s Office.
•Haley Omeasoo, at-large member.
•Dr. Alan Ostby, representing the Indian Health Services.
•Derek Werner, representing Montana Highway Patrol.
•Jonathan Windy Boy, representing the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation.
•Sarah Wolftail, representing the Blackfeet Nation.
