San Diego County's MMIP Collaborative Convenes for the First Time at Pala
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan joined tribal and law enforcement partners on November 9 at Pala Resort for the first convening of the San Diego County Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Collaborative. It was the group's first formal convening since a memorandum of understanding was signed in Sacramento in May 2026, and it took place during Native American Heritage Month.
Partners at the table included the San Diego County Sheriff's Office, the Pala Band of Mission Indians, the Jamul Indian Village and the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs. Participants reviewed the work set in motion since the MOU signing, and a second convening was scheduled for March 2027.
MMIP refers to the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous people. San Diego County is home to numerous federally recognized tribes, and the District Attorney's Office said the standing collaborative is intended to give tribal governments and law enforcement agencies at every level a fixed channel for communication and coordination on such cases. (Source: San Diego County District Attorney's Office)
Source: San Diego County District Attorney's Office
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