Achievements
US outcomes:
Created Two Public awareness videos educating thousands on human trafficking and Missing and Murdered Indigenous relatives
Equipped tribal law enforcement with advanced technology investigative tools to aid in human trafficking and sexual exploitation cases
Equipped tribal law enforcement with technology and training enabling communications and control while operating over vast remote areas.
Equipped Native American victims’ advocates and their clients with personal protection devices;
Provided augmented aftercare to four Native American trafficking survivors;
Conducted over 30 online investigations primarily concerning missing MT Native American minors;
Assisted law enforcement in locating and recovering 14 Native American minors and 4 adults;
Conducted 8 civic and student human trafficking and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives awareness engagements;
Partnered with multi-agency group on human trafficking and Internet Crimes Against Children education project development for all MT middle and high school students and educators
South America partnership outcomes:
757 rescues of which 284 were minors
344 arrests
771 Establishments Investigated
Supported 88 Law Enforcement Operations
Over 7,200 Online Investigations
Supported 4 NGOs & nonprofits involved in pre- and post-rescue efforts
Operated in 4 Countries
Upcoming initiatives
Force protection (FP) survey and training initiative for service providers who may come in contact with human trafficking victims
Law enforcement HT training project development partnership
“You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know.”
“We all have our own narrative of what human trafficking is supposed to be, but if you do a little research, human trafficking happens, in many different forms and shapes, right in our backyard.” - Du Yun, Composer