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In this Aug. 29, 2017, file photo Nicole Matthews, second from right, of Minneapolis and her daughter Kiora Burgess-Matthews, attend a prayer circle for Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind at the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's office in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Leila Navidi/Star Tribune via AP, File)

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Haaland: Petito case a reminder of missing Native Americans
710 Native American women reported missing in Wyoming between 2011-2020

Speaking in personal terms, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said extensive news media coverage of the disappearance and death of 22-year-old Gabby Petito while on a cross-country trip should be a reminder of hundreds of Native American girls and women who are missing or murdered in the United States.

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press September 28, 2021