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Today is a day of awarenes for the thousands of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People.

#MMIW #MMIWG2S #MMIP

The coffee from today's episode is from Thunder Island Coffee.

Missing and Murdered Cases https://www.bia.gov/service/mmu/missing-murdered-open-cases 

http://www.justicefornativewomen.com/2016/04/the-murder-of-hanna-harris-beaten-to.html 

https://www.niwrc.org/mmiwnatlweek22   

https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/a-call-for-justice-mmiwg-awareness-day 

https://www.bia.gov/service/mmu/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people-crisis 

https://www.amnesty.ca/blog/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls-understanding-the-numbers/

https://www.uihi.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Missing-and-Murdered-Indigenous-Women-and-Girls-Report.pdf

https://www.powwows.com/the-tragedy-of-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-mmiw/

https://www.nativewomenswilderness.org/mmiw

https://www.wpr.org/were-forgotten-new-report-draws-long-overdue-attention-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-girls

http://www.doi.gov/priorities/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-peoples

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This conversation delves into the lives of Indigenous Girls, Women and Genderful People whose community status, societal roles and responsibilities have been irrevocably changed due to the heteronormative, patriarchal, and misogynist influence of colonial settler culture.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Genderful

https://www.forbes.com/sites/afdhelaziz/2020/10/09/how-supercool-queer-owned-boy-smells-celebrates-a-genderful-lifestyle/?sh=142323df6794

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men - March 2 2021 by Caroline Criado Perez

The Egg and the Sperm: How Science Has Constructed a Romance Based on Stereotypical Male Female Roles Author(s): Emily Martin  https://web.stanford.edu/~eckert/PDF/Martin1991.pdf

“Reclaiming Power and Place” Final Report
https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report/

Metis Perspectives on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women, Girls and LGBTQ2S+ People. https://metiswomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/LFMO-MMIWG-Report.pdf

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With ancestral roots in the Lheidli T’enneh, Cree and Secwépemc Nations, KYM GOUCHIE is fostering change through her music and art. Her music brings awareness to First Nations and women’s issues, promoting reconciliation and community building while reminding us that we are all in this together. Her stories are a testament to the human spirit, weaving together threads of her own journey from personal tragedy to triumph. 

Kym’s traditional hand drum, clean, crisp acoustic guitar and full-bodied voice make her a powerful solo artist. She also performs as a duo, trio and full band, adding in vocal harmonies, keyboard, electric guitar, mandolin, banjo and cello by talented accompanists. Traditional First Nations, folk, and country tones alongside poignant and inspirational lyrics capture the hearts of young and old — her genuine and heartfelt performances have a profound and sometimes emotional impact on their audience. 

A respected elder-in-training of the Lheidli T’enneh Nation, also known as Prince George, BC, Kym is sought after to perform and speak at traditional welcoming ceremonies, cultural gatherings, schools, and conferences.

https://kymgouchie.com/

Jessica McDiarmid is a Canadian journalist who has worked across North America and Africa, writing for publications such as the Toronto Star, the Associated Press, Maisonneuve, Canadian Business and the Harvard Review. Highway of Tears is her first book. She lives in British Columbia. 

For decades, Indigenous women and girls have gone missing or been found murdered along an isolated stretch of highway in northwestern British Columbia. The highway is known as the Highway of Tears, and it has come to symbolize a national crisis. 

Journalist Jessica McDiarmid meticulously investigates the devastating effect these tragedies have had on the families of the victims and their communities, and how systemic racism and indifference has created a climate where Indigenous women and girls are over-policed, yet under-protected. Through interviews with those closest to the victims–mothers and fathers, siblings and friends –McDiarmid provides an intimate, first-hand account of their loss and unflagging fight for justice. Examining the historically fraught social and cultural tensions between settlers and Indigenous peoples in the region, McDiarmid links these cases to others across Canada–now estimated to number up to 4,000–contextualizing them within a broader examination of the undervaluing of Indigenous lives in the country. 

Highway of Tears is a piercing exploration of our ongoing failure to provide justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, and testament to their families and communities’ unwavering determination to find it.

http://jessicamcdiarmid.com/

Rosalie Fish is a member of the Muckleshoot and Cowlitz tribes and is a competitive runner and college student. Rosalie made national headlines when she painted a red hand over her face in order to represent Missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW). She also painted the MMIW hashtag on her leg and ran races for specific Indigenous women. Her actions of bravery have helped spark greater awareness about this issue and the issue of violence within a larger North American historical context.

Rosalie and I talk about Native Art, philosophical questions, running, something and nothing and making a difference. 

Rosalie is a hero and an inspiration. 

https://www.washington.edu/news/2022/04/14/rosalie-fish-student-athlete-and-activist-selected-as-truman-scholar/