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TUBA CITY, Ariz. — <\/span>An 8-year-old girl who went missing on tribal lands in northern Arizona was found dead Friday, authorities said.<\/p>\n Navajo Nation officials say Maleeka Boone was last seen Thursday evening in the Coalmine Canyon area, located 240 miles (386 kilometers) north of Phoenix. <\/p>\n A spokesperson for the FBI, which is conducting the investigation with tribal police, declined to provide details of her death. The Associated Press left an email message with a tribal police spokesperson.<\/p>\n In a social media video, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren said Maleeka\u2019s death was devastating. \u201cThis tragedy weighs heavy on my heart,\u201d Nygren said.<\/p>\n Her disappearance led to the issuance of a Turquoise Alert, an alert system for Native Americans who have gone missing.<\/p>\n In Arizona, the legislation creating the alert<\/a> was referred to as \u201cEmily\u2019s Law\u201d to honor Emily Pike, whose remains were found Feb. 14 more than 100 miles (161 kilometers) from a group home she left in Mesa, Arizona. Pike\u2019s death spurred a resurgence of activism aimed at bringing more awareness<\/a> to the disproportionate number of disappearances and violent deaths that have gripped Native American communities for decades, and prompted lawmakers to amend the bill to recognize her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n