AMBER Alert in Indian Country News

Legacy Beyond Loss

Vast distances, harsh weather, and complex jurisdictional lines complicate the search for MMIP justice in Alaska—while one grieving father fights to ensure every life is seen and heard.

Letter In Loving Memory of My Daughter, Ashley Johnson-Barr

The father of a 10-year-old girl who was abducted and murdered in Alaska writes an open letter to her to celebrate what should have been her 18th birthday.

Case Detectives Past & Present: Amber Hagerman ‘Did Not Die in Vain’ & ‘Our Goal Is To Get Justice’

Three decades after Amber Hagerman’s 1996 abduction inspired the AMBER Alert, her case remains unsolved. We spoke with the lead investigators—past and present—about the relentless hunt for justice.

Amber’s Legacy: A Timeline

The AMBER Alert program mobilizes communities to find abducted children. By broadcasting urgent details through television, radio, highway signs, and cell phones, the system harnesses public power to bring them home safely. Thousands of children have been rescued thanks to this system. This timeline highlights significant events over the past three decades.

Overarching Lessons From the Amber Hagerman Case

Thirty years after her abduction and murder, Amber Hagerman’s legacy is the AMBER Alert system, which has saved thousands of young lives thanks to law enforcement agencies' advance planning, teamwork, use of resources, media engagement, and more.

Honoring My Beautiful Daughter, Ashlynne Mike, On Her 21st Birthday

Pamela Foster shares a moving tribute to her daughter, Ashlynne Mike.

‘Voices from AMBER Alert in Indian Country’

AATTAP’s AMBER Alert in Indian Country (AIIC) initiative is a bridge meant to overcome obstacles to safeguarding children—and this subject is at the core of our ongoing series, “Voices from AMBER Alert in Indian Country.”

AMBER Alert in Indian Country—in Focus

Help, Unity & Hope: A new video project about AMBER Alert in Indian Country has U.S. Tribal child protection leaders calling for enhanced training and collaboration to help save lives.

Confronting the MMIP/MMIWG Crisis Through Support

‘Every voice matters’ in the search for missing and murdered Indigenous people, and this underpins the work of the Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country program. The initiative helps Tribal and non-Tribal law enforcement swiftly find missing children—and seek justice for any precious life harmed.

Ashlynne Mike’s Legacy: AMBER Alert in Indian Country

Ashlynne Mike's mother, Pamela Foster, championed the need for AMBER Alerts in Indian Country during the 2025 Symposium. Her powerful presentation was a gift—on many levels.