Ep. 229 Injustice: The Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People

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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/