Photos: Luminary vigil honors missing and murdered Indigenous people in Toppenish
Participants of a missing and murdered Indigenous people vigil stand in remembrance Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Toppenish, Wash.


Stephen Pratt, 4, dances as he sports a red mask and sweater Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Toppenish, Wash. Pratt and his mother Stephanie Culps, whose relative has been missing his December of 2018, attended a vigil dedicated to missing and murdered Indigenous people.
- Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic


Zain Culps, 13, releases a luminary bag dedicated to Elias C. Culps during a missing and murdered Indigenous people vigil Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, at Pioneer Park in Toppenish, Wash. Elias Culps has been reported missing since Dec. 27, 2018.
- Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic


Mary Looney, center, attempts to release a luminary bag dedicated to her sister, Alice Looney, during a missing and murdered Indigenous people vigil Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, at Pioneer Park in Toppenish, Wash. Alice Looney was last seen in August 2004, and her skeletal remains were found under a log on an island in Satus Creek on Nov. 30, 2005.
- Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic
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Participants of a missing and murdered Indigenous people vigil stand in remembrance Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Toppenish, Wash.
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Cissy Reyes Strong, left, and Roxanne White, center, lead a march dedicated to missing and murdered Indigenous people Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, on West First Avenue in Toppenish, Wash.
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Stephen Pratt, 4, dances as he sports a red mask and sweater Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Toppenish, Wash. Pratt and his mother Stephanie Culps, whose relative has been missing his December of 2018, attended a vigil dedicated to missing and murdered Indigenous people.
- Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic
Participants of a missing and murdered Indigenous people vigil stand in remembrance Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Toppenish, Wash.
- Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic
Elizabeth Villa burns sage during a missing and murdered Indigenous people vigil Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, on West First Avenue in Toppenish, Wash.
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Myrna Cloud wears a face covering during a missing and murdered Indigenous people vigil Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, on West First Avenue in Toppenish, Wash.
- Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic
Participants of a missing and murdered Indigenous people vigil stand in remembrance Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Toppenish, Wash.
- Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic
Participants of a missing and murdered Indigenous people vigil stand in remembrance Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Toppenish, Wash.
- Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic
Mary Looney, center, and Sheena McCloud, right, receive a candle during a missing and murdered Indigenous people vigil Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, on West First Avenue in Toppenish, Wash.
- Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic
Jamie Fiander, left, receives a candle during a missing and murdered Indigenous people vigil Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, on West First Avenue in Toppenish, Wash.
- Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic
Sophia Gardee holds a candle during a missing and murdered Indigenous people vigil Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, on West First Avenue in Toppenish, Wash.
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Participants of a missing and murdered Indigenous people vigil stand in remembrance Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Toppenish, Wash.
- Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic
Participants of a missing and murdered Indigenous people vigil stand in remembrance Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Toppenish, Wash.
- Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic
Participants of a missing and murdered Indigenous people vigil stand in remembrance Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Toppenish, Wash.
- Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic
Tribal councilman Terry Heemsah Sr. speaks during a vigil dedicated to missing and murdered Indigenous people Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, at Pioneer Park in Toppenish, Wash.
- Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic
Roxanne White, left, performs a ceremony with sage over Caroline Looney during a missing and murdered Indigenous people vigil Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, at Pioneer Park in Toppenish, Wash.
- Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic
Zain Culps, 13, releases a luminary bag dedicated to Elias C. Culps during a missing and murdered Indigenous people vigil Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, at Pioneer Park in Toppenish, Wash. Elias Culps has been reported missing since Dec. 27, 2018.
- Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic
Mary Looney, center, attempts to release a luminary bag dedicated to her sister, Alice Looney, during a missing and murdered Indigenous people vigil Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, at Pioneer Park in Toppenish, Wash. Alice Looney was last seen in August 2004, and her skeletal remains were found under a log on an island in Satus Creek on Nov. 30, 2005.
- Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic
Participants of a missing and murdered Indigenous people vigil stand in remembrance Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Toppenish, Wash.
- Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic
Participants of a missing and murdered Indigenous people vigil stand in remembrance Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Toppenish, Wash.
- Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic
Participants of a missing and murdered Indigenous people vigil stand in remembrance Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Toppenish, Wash.
- Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic
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