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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Cavallier

‘We can’t forget the girls behind her’: Indigenous family fights for justice after daughter’s death

The tragic death of Selena Not Afraid has helped draw attention to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) movement - (Bureau of Indian Affairs/Family Handout)

For 20 agonizing days, the local Hardin community tirelessly searched for Selena Not Afraid, a16-year-old Montana girl who vanished on New Year’s Day in 2020.

After a night out celebrating the new year, the teen, a member of the Native American tribe Crow Nation, was travelling home in a van when it broke down at a rest area near Billings. Wearing just a light coat and jeans, Selena was not dressed for the frigid temperatures.

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