Episodes

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’...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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

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 ...

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

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...

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...

In April 2024, 36 year old Utahnna Bearcomesout was out on drive with her husband and daughter in Fort Washakie, Wyoming when a tragic turn of events cost her, her life. With her husband behind bars, her family and friends ar...

Delema Sits Poor was just 12 years old when she disappeared from Pine Ridge, South Dakota in February 1974. She and another twelve-year-old girl left Delema's home walking a back road from Oglala to Manderson on the Pine Ridg...

In October, 2010, 32 year old Sumi Gail Juan, a member of the Hoopa Valley Tribe, disappeared without a trace. Her story, mirroring similarities with another Hoopa Valley woman, further highlights the prevalence and complexit...

On October 20, 2020, one day before her 18th birthday, Jalajhia Finklea of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe was last seen getting into a rental car driven by a Florida man near her mother’s home in New Bedford, MA. She was never ...

In 2017, the body of 21-year-old Ci’Lina Deloney was found on a Comanche Country Road in Oklahoma. Known to her family and friends as CiCi, her murder remains unsolved and her family struggles with getting CiCi’s story heard....

Michelle Elbow Shield, age 26, went missing on September 27, 2023. It is believed she was in the Sioux Falls, SD area and was last seen. Michelle has light brown eyes and brown hair. She is 4' 10" and weighs approximately 100...

In April 2023, the body of 16-year-old Ruby Sky Montelongo was discovered in a vacant lot in Covelo, California. Her death came three weeks after the death of 20-year-old Round Valley Man. With the rates of Missing and Murder...

Esther Wolfe, a 25-year-old South Dakotan woman was shot and killed on February 21st 2024, in what news reports have called a public execution. Her story prior to her death had been one with filled unimaginable pain and overc...

In February 2024, 52-year-old Brian Steven Smith, a South African man residing in Alaska, was convicted of the savage killings of two Alaskan Native women, Kathleen Henry and Veronica Abouchuk. The grim particulars surroundin...

She was called Mighty Mia. In 2007, at 18 years old, she was embarking on her freshman year of college at the University of Arizona and excited about the new chapter in her life. A member of the Navajo Nation, Mia had dreams ...