Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has announced a new partnership with her office and the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona to launch a first-of-its-kind Train the Trainer program aimed at creating awareness and preventing human trafficking and missing and murdered Indigenous people in tribal communities.

“Tribes have elevated the issues of human trafficking and missing or murdered Indigenous people to my office, and I plan to address these issues directly,” Mayes said in a statement. “Our goal will be to increase awareness to help with prevention of human trafficking and move toward healing.”

The partnership between AGO and ITCA involves working to develop a culturally appropriate training program to be made available to all 22 tribes in Arizona.

The training program will focus on awareness and set the foundation for prevention. The program will be offered at no cost to tribal communities across the state, including schools and businesses.  
 
“We value this partnership with the Office of the Attorney General because we feel supported in our effort to protect our communities,” said Maria Dadgar, executive director of the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona. “Working with Attorney General Mayes will bring added resources and expertise that is rarely available to Tribes,”