California Capitol goes red to commemorate missing and murdered Indigenous people

By Yosi Yahoudai
Founder and Managing Partner

California Capitol goes red to commemorate missing and murdered Indigenous people

The national day to commemorate missing or murdered Indigenous people is May 5

Updated: 10:54 PM PDT May 1, 2024

LABOR UNIONS, SCHOOL TOURS, ATTENDING SOME EVENTS TODAY AND TAKING A LIVE LOOK RIGHT NOW AT THE CAPITOL TONIGHT IN CALIFORNIA, WHERE IT IS ALL LIT UP IN RED, AS YOU CAN SEE, KIND OF AT THE BASE OF THE CAPITOL. THAT’S TO REMEMBER, MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. AND A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL WAS ALSO HELD TODAY. CALIFORNIA’S FIRST PARTNER JOINED HUNDREDS FOR THE MEMORIAL. TAHOE, WHO MADE. THE OBSERVANCE, HIGHLIGHTS THE DISPROPORTIONATE CASE NUMBERS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST NATIVE AMERICANS. TWO TRIBES HAVE DECLARED STATES OF EMERGENCY BECAUSE OF THE NUMBERS OF MISSING PERSONS ON THEIR RESERVATIONS. THE YUROK TRIBE AND THE COYOTE VALLEY BAND OF POMO INDIANS, CALIFORNIA’S FIRST PARTNER, JENNIFER SIEBEL NEWSOM, SPOKE OUT ABOUT THE ISSUE. THIS HAS TO CHANGE, AND YOU ALL ARE LEADING THAT EFFORT FROM DECLARING TRIBAL STATES OF EMERGENCY TO DEMANDING MORE LEGISLATION. KYIV SOLUTIONS. YOU ARE THE LEADERS IN THIS. YOU KNOW YOUR COMMUNITIES BEST MERCED YOU INTIMATELY UNDERSTAND AND THE THREATS YOU FACE AND THE MOST STRATEGIC PATH FORWARD. THE NATIONAL DAY TO COMMEMORATE MISSING

California Capitol goes red to commemorate missing and murdered Indigenous people

The national day to commemorate missing or murdered Indigenous people is May 5

Updated: 10:54 PM PDT May 1, 2024

The California Capitol building is lit up in red Thursday night. The light honors the memory of missing and murdered Indigenous people.Ahead of nightfall, hundreds gathered to hold a candlelight vigil on the west steps, including First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom.The observance highlighted the disproportionate case numbers of violence against Native Americans. Both the Yurok Tribe and Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians have declared states of emergency because of the number of missing persons on their reservations. “We stand with those fighting for a better future,” Siebel Newsom said.The national day to commemorate missing or murdered Indigenous people is May 5.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

The California Capitol building is lit up in red Thursday night. The light honors the memory of missing and murdered Indigenous people.

Ahead of nightfall, hundreds gathered to hold a candlelight vigil on the west steps, including First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom.

The observance highlighted the disproportionate case numbers of violence against Native Americans.

Both the Yurok Tribe and Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians have declared states of emergency because of the number of missing persons on their reservations.

“We stand with those fighting for a better future,” Siebel Newsom said.

The national day to commemorate missing or murdered Indigenous people is May 5.

See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.

About the Author

Yosi Yahoudai is a founder and the managing partner of J&Y. His practice is comprised primarily of cases involving automobile and motorcycle accidents, but he also represents people in premises liability lawsuits, including suits alleging dangerous conditions of public property, third-party criminal conduct, and intentional torts. He also has expertise in cases involving product defects, dog bites, elder abuse, and sexual assault. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California and is admitted to practice in all California State Courts, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. If you have any questions about this article, you can contact Yosi by clicking here.

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