In 1999, there was no national spotlight on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. The movement, as we know it today, didn’t exist. There were no hashtags. No public campaigns. No national awareness.

That year, LaTisha Brien was murdered and for years, her family carried the weight of that loss alone. There was no justice. No recognition. No platform to speak the truth of what happened to her.

Now, more than two decades later, her loved ones have asked us to help share her story.

Sources:

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/mn-supreme-court/1372292.html

https://cdn.zephyrcms.com/c5444f42-0d89-4699-be7b-1c17c5f0f92d/-/inline/yes/i-got-flowers-poem.pdf

https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/mmiw/mmip-families-request-reviews-of-both-cold-and-active-cases-at-hardin-rally/article_8156282d-f6d7-59fb-8600-ec915ec55925.html

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In this mini episode, we share the story of Tara Lynn Woodman, an 18-year-old Diné woman who vanished in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 2005. Tara had recently moved to the city after graduating high school, but months later, she stopped contacting her family. Her skeletal remains were discovered just days before she was reported missing, but it would take years and a sketch to finally identify her.

Sources:

https://www.facebook.com/share/1AJK22BTga/?mibextid=wwXIfr

https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Tara_Woodman

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We’re joined this week by our very first guest—Brooklyn Brown, reporter for The Cherokee One Feather—as we visit the powerful and heartbreaking story of Dora Owl, a young Cherokee mother whose life was taken in 1947.

Through Brooklyn’s reporting and conversations with Dora’s family, we reflect on the generational impact of her loss and the importance of remembering the names and stories history tried to erase.

This is a story of silence, resilience, and truth—and one we’re honored to share.

Source:

https://theonefeather.com/2024/05/02/mmiw-profile-dora-owl/

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