NamUs offers a variety of free training and outreach services, to include:
- Individualized assistance learning the NamUs 2.0 database application.
- Customized, online or classroom training for agencies on the NamUs 2.0 database application, forensic services, and the effective use of NamUs tools to resolve missing and unidentified person cases.
- Presentations at local, state, and national training conferences (see events below for upcoming opportunities in your area).
- Assistance with the coordination and implementation of local and statewide “Missing Person Day” events to enter cases into NamUs and facilitate the collection of family reference DNA samples.
Following is a list of past events.
Arizona State Missing & Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Day
Phoenix, AZ
Missing and Murdered Indigenous People’s Day May 5, 2023
Valley Center, CA
2023 International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Indian Country Law Enforcement Section Midyear Meeting
Chandler, AZ
Missing, Murdered Dine Relatives Working Session
Savanna’s Act Tribal Consultation Meeting at Sycuan
Missing Person Identification Project (MPIP) – Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community
Scottsdale, AZ
17th National Indian Nations Conference
Palm Springs, CA
Missing from San Carlos
Peridot, AZ
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Missing Person Identification Project (MPIP) Community Event – Pre-Planning Meeting
Scottsdale, AZ
Navajo Patrol Detective Division Training
Flagstaff, AZ
2nd Annual Oklahoma 4 Directions Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Conference
Lawton, OK
Missing in New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
Law Seminars International 2022 Tribal Consultations
The 17th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation
Anchorage , AK
New Mexico FBI Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Case Review
Missing from Fort Apache
Whiteriver, AZ
29th Annual Four Corners Indian Country Conference
Glendale, AZ
U.S. Attorney’s Office Savanna’s Act Second Listening and Consultation Session
Valley Center, CA
AK-Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Working Group
2022 Tribal Justice, Safety and Wellness Summit
Silent No More: Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Awareness Events
Phoenix, AZ
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women National Day of Awareness
San Diego, CA
United States Attorney’s Office First Listening Session on Improving Responses to Missing and Murdered American Indigenous Persons
Jamul, CA
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Indian Country Law Enforcement Section
El Cajon, CA
Navajo Nation Tribal Community Response Plan (TCRP) Meeting: Map Systems, Processes & Resources on the Navajo Nation in Missing Persons Cases
Flagstaff, AZ