The body of an eight-year-old girl who has been missing for more than a year has been found on the Crow Indian Reservation.
Mildred Old Crow, 8, was last seen in the care of her Tribal Court-appointed guardian on the reservation in March 2019 and was reported missing in November 2020.
The Big Horn County Coroner has not officially released the identity of the person found on Wednesday near Garryowen.
Crow Chairman Frank White Clay wrote in a statement, identifying Mildred as the person discovered Wednesday, that he hoped she receives justice.
"Our hearts ache for the family and I lift them up in prayer. The entire community felt the loss when Mildred went missing and we feel it again today. My hope is that we can find closure, grieve together, and work to ensure that children are protected and supported on the Crow reservation and beyond. We want justice for this child and for all of the victims of the epidemic of people missing from reservations across the country," White Clay wrote.
Details surrounding Mildred's recovery are unclear. Calls to the Big Horn County Sheriff's Office were not immediately returned Thursday.
A spokesperson with the FBI declined to comment and would not say if the agency was investigating the death.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs did not respond to an email or phone call requesting additional information on Mildred's death or circumstances surrounding her discovery.
Relatives of Mildred informed the BIA at Crow Agency in mid-November that they had not seen her since July 2018, the FBI said last year.
The FBI could not comment on where exactly the girl was staying with her guardian when she went missing in 2019.
Two women were arrested in December in Billings in connection with the missing girl.