This is Murder in the Rain, where each week Emily Rowney, Alicia Holland and Josh McCullough tell true crime stories of the Pacific Northwest.

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Heck we have an entire show dedicated to it. Sadly, one demographic is especially targeted in the areas

surrounding British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon, missing and murdered indigenous women.

Today and over my next few episodes I will be sharing the stories of the

MMIW from the Yakima Nation of Washington. For the last few years news segments, jokes, and even calendars have been made about the ridiculous holidays assigned to the 365 days of the year.

There are days set aside to celebrate pickles, kindness, and even butter.

Sure, it's all fun and it drives traffic to the National Day calendar website after the

news laughs at it being pretend to be a time traveler day, but some real good can come from the awareness

brought by a holiday or even an entire month.

November was and will continue to be National Native American Heritage Month.

It may feel like this is a new development, but it is far from.

Going back to the turn of the 20th century, indigenous Americans have been working to

earn a day of recognition.

First it was Dr Arthur C. Parker, who worked with the Boy Scouts, who eventually celebrated

a First Americans Day for three years.

Red Fox James was able to get state endorsements from 24 states of which

he rode to on horseback approving a day for indigenous persons. Though it is reported he presented this information to the White House,

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