Description
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.
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Indian Country Law Enforcement Section
Event Dates
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Pacific
Location
Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation Tribal Hall
El Cajon, CA
Event Type
Meeting
Registration Status
Open
NamUs Tribal Support
Navajo Nation Tribal Community Response Plan (TCRP) Meeting: Map Systems, Processes & Resources on the Navajo Nation in Missing Persons Cases
Event Dates
Location
Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort
Flagstaff, AZ
Event Type
Meeting
Registration Status
Closed
NamUs Tribal Support
Navajo Nation Police Department - National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Training
Event Dates
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Eastern
Location
Navajo Nation Police Department - Chinle District
Chinle, AZ
Event Type
Classroom
Registration Status
Closed
NamUs Tribal Support
Next Steps Virtual Conference on Missing & Murdered Indigenous People
Event Dates
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Pacific
Location
Online
Event Type
Conference
Registration Status
Closed
NamUs Tribal Support
Peer to Peer Training: A Virtual Peer Led Primer on Responding to our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives
Event Dates
–
Location
Online (En línea)
Event Type
Workshop
Registration Status
Closed
NamUs Tribal Support
New Jersey Medical Examiner and Law Enforcement NamUs trainings
Event Dates
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Eastern
Location
Northern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office
Neward, NJ
Event Type
Classroom
Date Created: April 20, 2022