Journalist Connie Walker Exposes Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

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🗓️ 5 May 2021

⏱️ 21 minutes

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American Indian and Alaska Native women are up to ten times more likely to be murdered than the national average. And too often, according to the U.S. Interior Department, "murders and missing persons cases in Indian country go unsolved and unaddressed, leaving families and communities devastated." Journalist Connie Walker has covered cases of missing and murdered indigenous women deeply, most recently as the host of the podcast "Stolen" which investigates the 2018 disappearance of 23-year old Jermain Charlo near the Flathead Reservation in Montana. Walker joins us to talk about what she learned and what it means to be indigenous in America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.6	In June of 2018, Jermaine Charlo left a bar in downtown Missoula, Montana, turned a corner, and was never seen again. She was 23 years old, a mother of two, and indigenous. Her case has not yet been solved. My guest, Connie Walker, has chronicled the investigation of Charlo's disappearance and her life in a podcast titled Stolen.
0:58.1	And Connie Walker joins us now, a warning, though, to listeners that we will be talking about murder and sexual violence in this segment.
1:03.9	So please take care.
1:05.8	Connie Walker, welcome to Forum.
1:07.8	Thank you so much for having me.
1:09.2	I'm happy to join you.
1:10.4	Can you tell us a little bit more about
1:12.5	who Germain Charlo was and what drew you to her case? Sure. Germain Charlo is a 23-year-old
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