Native Americans are losing daughters and mothers by the thousands. A new study asks why.

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Aug 01, 2020 Native Americans are losing daughters and mothers by the thousands. A new study asks why. At least 1,800 Native American women have been killed or have vanished over the past 40 years, with nearly 60 percent of the deaths ruled homicides and 31 percent involving girls 18 and younger, according to a report by the Indigenous-led Sovereign Bodies Institute. The institute, which documented the cases of 2,306 missing Native American women and girls in the U.S., found a chronic mismanagement of cases running back decades. Families described insufficient cultural awareness from law enforcement, as well as "poor or nonexistent communication with families and survivors, chronic lack of cases being brought to justice and ... past and ongoing violence perpetrated by officers." Read More Get the NBC News Mobile App Follow NBC News Check out all of NBCNEWS Newsletters here. Update Preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact | Privacy Update Preferences Unsubscribe Contact Privacy