The National Day of Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People is May 5. But as Montanans are well aware, the MMIP epidemic affects our indigenous neighbors every day.
These MMIP cases are covered regularly through newscasts. But if you want to learn more about the victims and their stories, you can listen to our podcast
Vanished: A Native American Epidemic.
The podcast covers high profile cases across the region, allowing listeners to get to know the victims at the center of this crisis.
In the episodes, you will hear directly from families suffering the loss of these loved ones, and learn more about their experiences as they try to find their person and answers.
CROW AGENCY, Mont. - Less than two months after a child s body was discovered on Crow Reservation, two women are convicted in tribal court of charges in connection to the disappearance of 8-year-old Mildred Old Crow.
Veronica Dust and Roseen Old Crow are convicted of endangering the welfare of a child and custodial interference.Â
Both women are sentenced to 18 months in jail and will be required to pay a $2,000 dollar fine.
Both charges are misdemeanors, the only type of charges allowed to be tried in Tribal court.
Crow tribal prosecutor Dave Sibley says the charges are connected to the disappearance of 8-year-old Mildred Alexis Old Crow.
In a breaking episode ofÂ
Vanished: A Native American Epidemic, we dive into a major development in the case of Mildred Old Crow.
Mildred was identified as missing on Nov. 25, 2020 by the FBI and BIA, after some family members reported that she had not been seen since July of 2018.
Two women who were Mildred s court-appointed guardians were charged with endangering the welfare of a child by the Crow Tribe in connection to Mildred s disappearance.
On Feb. 17 the body of a child was found on the Reservation. The Big Horn County Sheriffâs Office says available evidence strongly suggests the body is that of Mildred Old Crow.
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One year after she was reported missing, Selena Not Afraid s family might be closer to getting some closure and finding out exactly what led to her death. Â
In August of 2020 the Montana Department of Justice assigned two agents from their Department of Criminal Investigation to look into the death of 16-year-old Selena Not Afraid.
Since then, they ve finished up part of their investigation and handed some of it off to the Billings City Attorney s office.
On Dec. 23, the attorney s office charged 20-year-old Diandra Pitman with endangering the welfare of children.
Court documents state Pitman invited Selena to a house party on Dec. 31, 2019 with the intended purpose of drinking alcohol.