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![Adams and Clements of Cousins connected the loss of Benedict with the broader situation of missing Native people across America: Oklahoma has the third-highest number of missing Indigenous people in the country. Just days before the anniversary of Benedict’s death, the remains of 25-year-old Aubrey Dameron, a trans woman, Oklahoman, and a member of the Cherokee Nation, who was missing for nearly six years, were discovered.
“There's crossover here for us [with Benedict’s death and] Missing and Murdered Indigenous People [MMIP]. We know very keenly what it's like to have our relatives go missing and/or be murdered,” Adams explains when asked what the media missed about Benedict’s Native identity. “Kendra and I are today planning a celebration of life for Aubrey. We're doing that as we're mourning the loss of Nex,” Adams tells Teen Vogue.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tabiejtbwtcxuc2vxmk63uwj/bafkreic2dy5cz35svsvedaj424lttcqw3y3eh2dlgtjvsilsliymt5oqu4)
