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Season 1, Episode 9: “Fawn Tsatoke: The Kiowa Woman Who Came Back with a Vengeance”
WARNING: Some of the stories of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People in this episode may be disturbing for some listeners so please be advised
“Don’t let anyone tell you you’re just a stupid little Indian girl”, was the advice her father gave her many times over. And later these words would run through her mind as she had to muster strength, determination and sheer willpower to survive and escape the unthinkable.
More than once, she herself was nearly deemed a missing or murdered Indigenous woman. And now she offers that strength and determination to help other Indigenous people.
Meet the Kiowa Chapter President of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP), “Fawn Tsatoke: The Kiowa Woman Who Came Back with a Vengeance”. I hope that you’ll listen with your all heart and mind and that her story she has so bravely come forward to tell will inspire you to help others too.
Consider these stats about our Missing and Murdered Indigenous People:
From NamUs (National Missing and Unidentified Persons), https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/missing-indigenous-persons:
- The 2 states with the highest amount of Indigenous missing persons are Alaska and Oklahoma.
- As of June of 2021, Alaska had 292 missing indigenous persons and Oklahoma had 79.
- Indigenous women are 10 times more likely to be murdered than an average citizen, according to the US Department of Justice.
From Native Womens Wilderness, https://www.nativewomenswilderness.org/:
- Murder is the 3rd leading cause of death for Indigenous Women (Centers for Disease Control).
- More than half of Indigenous Women experience sexual violence (56.1%).
- Indigenous Women are 2xs more likely to be raped than Anglo-American white women.
Praying these words over our Indigenous people, from Numbers 6:24-26 (NIV Bible):
“May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you. May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.”
Season 1, Episode 9: “Fawn Tsatoke: The Kiowa Woman Who Came Back with a Vengeance”
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