Prior to the treaty of 1868, it was dangerous for women to be out herding sheep. There was a market for Dine women. Many of our female ancestors were taken to Mexico, and to other tribes. With the advent of a European style criminal justice system and public safety, women continued to be in danger of sex trafficking and other crime. It is so bad now that even men go missing presumably to be sold in the sex trafficking.
I say our tribal government start fighting back by setting up bait traps for these guys. Come on Navajo government, it's time to get creative to start fighting back.
The people also need to start fighting back. We need to prevent these occurrences by having safety rules such as:
- Don't travel at night
- Avoid remote roads and areas
- Don't travel alone
- Always tell someone where you are going
- Don't trust friends
- Monitor social media activity
- Stop reckless behavior
You cannot rely on reservation law enforcement to show up quickly, much less show up. Most of the time, there are not enough police to patrol the vast Navajo reservation. I would suggest taking and learning self-defense classes such as marshal arts, boxing, kick-boxing, even learn how to operate and start carrying a gun. Our society has become that bad. Our people, especially females, need to take care of themselves and stop the reckless behavior such as meeting up through social media, hitchhiking, and partying it up with "friends". A lot of the time, recovered women report that it was their so-called "friend" that led them to being abducted. I would even go so far as to say not to trust relatives. It has become that bad.
