50: MMIWG Ashlynne Mike - Navajo Nation/Dine', NM | Shades of Murder: A True Crime Podcast

Episode 50: MMIWG Ashlynne Mike - Navajo Nation/Dine' NM

"This is a nightmare we can never wake from"

On May 2nd, 2016, on the Navajo Reservation in Shiprock, New Mexico, two young children disappeared while walking home after school. The tragedy that would unfold would expose a loophole in the system that failed to protect indigenous children. This is the story of Ashlynne Mike.

Content Warnings: Murder of Children, Child Abuse, Kidnapping

Key Themes: Ashlynne's Law, Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, Native American Reservations, FBI, Colonialism, Amber Alert, Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert for Indian Country Act

For additional cases covering the MMIWG Movement:

https://shadesofmurder.com/ep62-mmiwg-emily-pike-san-carlos-apache-tribe-az

Resources:

Spread awareness and support the MMIWG Movement:

National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center at⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.niwrc.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

Alaskan Native Women’s Resource Center at⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.aknwrc.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Native Women’s Resource Centre of Toronto at⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nwrct.ca/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women at⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.csvanw.org⁠

If you, or someone you know, has been a victim of sexual abuse, domestic violence, or is struggling with suicidal thoughts, please contact:

⁠⁠⁠⁠988lifeline.org ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ call or text 988

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rainn.org ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

⁠⁠Domestic Violence Hotline⁠⁠ 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)