May is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Month, so we’re going to discuss the extreme disproportionality of crime committed against MMIP, particularly Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). Then, we’ll talk about four unsolved cases of four innocent teenagers: Emily Pike, Jadie Butterfly, Maleigha Yallup, and Darian Rae Nevayaktewa.
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Episode Source List:
https://apnews.com/article/missing-murdered-indigenous-persons-awareness-day-3d4aa3a887b3dafa77e75b6ddde78b21
https://www.nativehope.org/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-mmiw/
https://www.justice.gov/tribal/not-invisible-act
https://www.bia.gov/news/interior-and-justice-departments-release-best-practices-improve-media-coverage-missing-and
https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/northern-quest-awareness-missing-murdered-indigenous-people/293-e61cc154-ce17-4df4-9973-6875456dd548
https://bjs.ojp.gov/violent-victimization-race-or-hispanic-origin-2008-2021
https://www.bia.gov/service/mmu/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people-crisis
Emily Pike
https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/phoenix/news/emily-pike-investigation-reward
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/death-emily-pike-teen-found-dismembered-arizona-spurs-calls-regulation-rcna197982
https://sites.uab.edu/humanrights/2025/05/08/say-her-name-emily-pike-another-tale-of-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women/#
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/family-emily-pike-says-murdered-14-year-old-was-sexual-assault-victim-before-murder-occurred
https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/emily-pike-reported-two-sexual-assaults-before-going-into-foster-care
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/04/27/emily-pikes-family-sue-mesa-group-home-she-ran-away/
Court TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o85zQYQV2Q
Jadie Butterfly
Justice for Jadie Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/588773884325670/
https://www.kpax.com/news/mmip/family-fights-for-justice-for-daughter-killed-on-blackfeet-reservation
https://montanafreepress.org/2025/05/05/on-mmip-day-of-awareness-blackfeet-father-demands-justice/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKQ0mFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFvNkZ4S1RsZ3d1enhhcTlkAR67aRSPvbqin_Jy6v-oVQzEf3PqoMMnHv0cUyfhL9e5EhF45x5d9HsPUBo5dg_aem_rsQLBhVMQEYfK0ADN4Ytvw
https://www.fosterfhandcrematory.com/obituary/Jadie-Butterfly
Maleigha Yallup
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/may/06/the-only-acceptable-number-is-zero-kalispel-tribe-/
https://my.spokanecity.org/police/investigations/missing-person-cases/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKPLHtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFPdkVXeDc1Z2Q4azVtOGZiAR5yfqIIUFIbE01ea0LQ9fKcMOWJbHSZx4qSLPn7O_0tJC_jooCv45SZ9rDTYA_aem_-DHtGaV59mTzCaoKR0wXqA
https://www.instagram.com/p/DJDN7kZybc0/
Darian Rae Nevayaktewa
https://www.bia.gov/missing-murdered-cases/darian-nevayaktewa
https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP30248
https://sourcenm.com/2023/12/06/searching-for-answers-at-missing-in-new-mexico-day/
https://nmindepth.com/2025/no-more-stolen-relatives-indigenous-families-call-for-justice-for-missing-and-murdered-people/
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