After the initial grief of losing her daughter to a hit-and-run driver on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Carissa HeavyRunner faced months of inaction by local law enforcement to adequately investigate and charge the person responsible. Her frustration grew into a personal mission to see justice served. HeavyRunner’s story is one of the chief complaints by Native Americans who have lost a loved one and wake up every day without any progress toward getting any answers. We’ll learn about some outstanding Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) cases and the effort to improve the statistics in spite of law enforcement foot-dragging.
To join the discussion, call 1-800-996-2848
GUESTS
Adrian Jackson (Yakama). eldest son of Mona Vallo
Carissa HeavyRunner (Blackfeet and Diné), founder of Mika Matters, MMIP advocate
Ahli-sha Stephens (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), co-host of “We Are Resilient: A MMIW True Crime Podcast”
Sheyahshe Littledave (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), co-host of “We Are Resilient: A MMIW True Crime Podcast”
Darlene Gomez, attorney and activist for MMIP
