SJ's Indigenous community hopes roundtable will find solutions for their high murder rate

Murder is the third leading cause of death for indigenous women and California has the sixth highest death rate.San Jose's Indigenous people are hoping a roundtable discussion will find solutions as the community is facing a high murder rate.The Indigenous community of the South Bay say they have been facing issues due to their race for decades, with no social justice to be seen.Now, our Indigenous community fears they are being silenced and their culture is disappearing.

"This is about sadness," San Jose Unified School District Trustee Teresa Castellanos said. "This is about grief. This is about being made invisible for over 532 years in the continent that you are native of."No more missing and murdered Indigenous people - that's the message said loud and proud outside of San Jose City Hall.

At 5:30 p.m. Friday at City Hall, Councilmember Peter Ortiz and other policy makers will take part in a panel discussion to learn how this community can be best supported. "Do we know if the city of San Jose is a safe place for Indigenous people?" Alvarado asked during a press conference on Tuesday. "Do we know that the family of the missing will receive support they need - that there will be timely response by the police?"

"We should not have questions unanswered and individuals who go missing without a direct response from the city," Ortiz said. "As a councilmember here, it's my job to make sure that happens and also to amplify the voices of the indigenous community."Copyright © 2024 KGO-TV. All Rights Reserved.

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