In April 2023, the body of 16-year-old Ruby Sky Montelongo was discovered in a vacant lot in Covelo, California. Her death came three weeks after the death of 20-year-old Round Valley Man. With the rates of Missing and Murdered Indigenous people skyrocketing in Northern California, Round Valley Indians Tribes have declared a state of emergency.

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California girl, 15, suspected of killing another teenager | AP News

‘They took everything’: an Indigenous town rocked by the killings of young people | Indigenous peoples | The Guardian

Girl, 15, suspected in killing of girl, 16, as NorCal town reels (sfgate.com)

MMIW: Ruby Sky Montelongo - The Cherokee One Feather (theonefeather.com)

California tribes ask lawmakers for help to stem violence - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

15-Year-Old Girl Booked for Murder as a Suspect in the Killing of Covelo Teen | MendoFever – Mendocino County News

Round Valley Indian Tribes of the Round Valley Reservation - Wikipedia

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