Locals hold a vigil for missing and murdered indigenous women
Eduardo Morales
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – Locals gathered Monday evening to show support for indigenous women who have either gone missing or who have been murdered.
They highlighted cases such as Challistia Colelay and Emily Pike.
Roxanne Barley, who organized the event, says her and others are tired of not having answers.
“We have to save ourselves, we have to reach it from the bottom and pull ourselves up, and by doing so, I hope just to inspire someone to say, ‘Okay. Enough is enough. Now is the time to do something. Now is the time for action,'” Barley says.
She says she’s putting herself in those people’s shoes.
“If it was me in that situation, I would want my loved ones to look for me, I would want someone to look for me and fight as hard for me as my loved ones are doing. As long as these people are still missing, people are going to fight up, and stand up and unite together,” Barley said.
She also describes how everyone can do their part to help.
“Try to look for details, new details, new information. If you see something say something, it means something to the family, it means something to the loved ones that’s missing, it means something to everyone so please do your part,” Barley says.
Roxanne and others are working to create more movements to bring answers for those who are missing.