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MURDERED: Dora Owl
April 7, 2025

MURDERED: Dora Owl

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 ...

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MURDERED: Candrick Begay
March 24, 2025

MURDERED: Candrick Begay

In April 2023, Candrick Begay, 31, and his co-worker, Anthony McCants, 26, were working at the Highway 64 Auto Salvage in San Juan County, NM, when they were sent out to pull parts for a truck. They never returned. Both men w...

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MURDERED: Regina and Raina Lansing (Mini Episode)
March 20, 2025

MURDERED: Regina and Raina Lansing (Mini Episode)

A mother and daughter, murdered six years apart in Denver, Colorado—both cases unsolved, both stories forgotten. No arrests. No suspects. No answers. Why were their cases ignored? How does a mother and daughter get murdered i...

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SPECIAL UPDATE: Emily Pike
March 19, 2025

SPECIAL UPDATE: Emily Pike

Fourteen-year-old Emily Pike, a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, was reported missing in Mesa, Arizona, in late January 2025. Weeks later, in February, her remains were discovered and later identified—confirming the wor...

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UNKNOWN: Mariah High Hawk (Mini Episode)
March 12, 2025

UNKNOWN: Mariah High Hawk (Mini Episode)

In 2016, 20 year old Mariah High Hawk was found under a trailer in Rapid City, South Dakota. Police ruled her death an accident, but her family saw bruises and believe otherwise. In this episode, we examine the inconsistencie...

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MURDERED: Jennifer Jesse (Mini Episode)
March 11, 2025

MURDERED: Jennifer Jesse (Mini Episode)

Today marks five years since Jennifer Janelle Jesse, 30, was found murdered in Union City, Oklahoma. The case remains unsolved, but the OSBI just renewed its push for answers, offering a $10,000 reward and releasing images of...

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MISSING: Quana Big Spring
March 10, 2025

MISSING: Quana Big Spring

In this episode, we share the story of Quana Big Spring, a 17-year-old from Kansas City, who remains missing. She was last seen on October 30, 2023, when she went out for a walk around 7 p.m. and never returned home. Quana, w...

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MURDERED: Lacey Arkinson
Feb. 24, 2025

MURDERED: Lacey Arkinson

In December 2019, 16-year-old Lacey Kaide Arkinson was killed in a hit-and-run on the Rocky Boy Reservation in Montana. She was struck by Shoshana Saddler, who had been drinking at a local bar and fled the scene without stopp...

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SPECIAL UPDATE: Justice for Mika Westwolf, Michelle Elbow Shield & Aubrey Dameron
Feb. 17, 2025

SPECIAL UPDATE: Justice for Mika Westwolf, Michelle Elbow Shield & Au…

In this powerful update episode, we revisit the cases of Mika Westwolf, Michelle Elbow Shield, and Aubrey Dameron, three Indigenous individuals whose stories we’ve covered and whose families have fought tirelessly for answers...

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MURDERED: Michael Gann
Feb. 10, 2025

MURDERED: Michael Gann

In 1980, 10-year-old Michael Gann vanished without a trace from his home in Oklahoma. Despite efforts to find him, his case remains unsolved, leaving behind decades of unanswered questions. What happened to Michael that day? ...

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MISSING: Calvin Willie Martinez (Mini Episode)
Jan. 29, 2025

MISSING: Calvin Willie Martinez (Mini Episode)

In this episode of We Are Resilient , we delve into the mysterious disappearance of Calvin Willie Martinez, a 31-year-old Navajo man who vanished without a trace in 2019. As questions mount and answers remain elusive, Calvin’...

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UKNOWN: Lloyd Bald Eagle
Jan. 27, 2025

UKNOWN: Lloyd Bald Eagle

Lloyd Bald Eagle, a 62 year-old Lakota man and military veteran, went missing from Rapid City, South Dakota, in November 2022. Nearly two years later, his remains were identified in October 2024, but questions still linger as...

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MURDERED: Annie Mae Aquash
Jan. 13, 2025

MURDERED: Annie Mae Aquash

Annie Mae Aquash was a Mi’kmaq activist and a powerful voice in the American Indian Movement. From her pivotal role at Wounded Knee to her tragic murder on Pine Ridge in 1975, her story remains one of courage, betrayal, and u...

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UNKNOWN: Matthew Broncho (Mini Episode)
Jan. 12, 2025

UNKNOWN: Matthew Broncho (Mini Episode)

In this mini episode, we uncover the case of Matthew Broncho, a 30-year-old member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes who vanished from Fort Hall, Idaho, in March 2019. Years later, his remains were discovered in the desolate mou...

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SPECIAL UPDATE: Justice for Selena Not Afraid, Truth for Jessica and Ah-Yo-aka Calhoun
Jan. 10, 2025

SPECIAL UPDATE: Justice for Selena Not Afraid, Truth for Jessica and …

In this episode, we cover significant developments in two emotional cases. Nearly five years after Selena Not Afraid’s disappearance, an arrest has been made, bringing new hope for justice in her case. We also discuss the rec...

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MURDERED: Audra Willis
Dec. 30, 2024

MURDERED: Audra Willis

In December 2017, 39-year-old Audra Willis was tragically murdered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in a case that initially baffled investigators. For over a year, there were no leads, and her family was left without answers or j...

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SPECIAL RECAP: Janice Hannigan (Mini Episode)
Dec. 24, 2024

SPECIAL RECAP: Janice Hannigan (Mini Episode)

This Christmas Eve, we revisit the story of Janice Hannigan, a 16-year-old Yakama girl who disappeared on this very day in 1971 in Washington state. Her case remains unsolved, and her story is a somber reminder that the MMIP ...

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MISSING: The Jack Family
Dec. 16, 2024

MISSING: The Jack Family

In 1989, Ronald Jack, his wife Doreen and their two young sons, Russell and Ryan, vanished without a trace from Prince George, British Columbia. What began as a hopeful opportunity quickly turned into one of the region's most...

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UKNOWN: Wilma Acosta
Dec. 1, 2024

UKNOWN: Wilma Acosta

In 2023, a 28-year-old Pascua Yaqui woman, Wilma Acosta, embarked on an exciting new chapter by moving to Portland, Oregon, filled with hope and the promise of new beginnings. But just a few months later, she vanished, leavin...

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Missed Us? We’re Back with More Stories
Nov. 11, 2024

Missed Us? We’re Back with More Stories

We’re excited to be back! We Are Resilient returns with more MMIP stories, and Sgili Queens is ready with fresh spooky and pop culture episodes. Catch both starting December 1 on Apple, Spotify, and more! Support the show

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MISSING: Melissa Montoya
Sept. 10, 2024

MISSING: Melissa Montoya

Melissa Montoya, 42, was of the Jicarilla Apache Nation and in 2001 was living with her boyfriend in Colorado, about about 30 minutes for her hometown of Dulce, New Mexico on the Jicarilla Apache Nation Reservation. On March ...

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MISSING: Shauntae Marshall (Mini Episode)
Sept. 2, 2024

MISSING: Shauntae Marshall (Mini Episode)

Shauntae Marshall, 26, is a member of the Navajo Nation in Albuquerque, New Mexico who went missing in June 2024. Her family desperately needs help to find her. Sources: https://mmip.nmdoj.gov/dashboard.html Support the show

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UPDATE: Whisper Sellars
Aug. 16, 2024

UPDATE: Whisper Sellars

In August 2022, 28-year-old Whisper Sellars was shot to death outside a saloon in Montana. Two years later, her killer finally had his day in court and Whisper’s family and friends finally received justice. Sources: https://w...

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MURDERED: Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran and Buffalo Woman
Aug. 1, 2024

MURDERED: Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran and Buffalo …

According to the National Inquiry in Canada, Indigenous women are 12 times more likely to be murdered or go missing than any other women in Canada, and 16 times more likely than Caucasian women. This statistic is especially t...

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