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Feb 2021
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Sovereign Bodies: Missing & Murdered Ind...

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In this episode, Annita Lucchesi of Sovereign Bodies Institute describes building the first-ever database devoted to missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people (MMIWG2), the far-reaching, community-based work of SBI, their recent study in Northern California, and much more. SBI’s work can be further explored and supported here: https://www.sovereign-bodies.org/ To read SBI’s Year One Report on Northern California, follow this link: https://www.sovereign-bodies.org/tokeeskuysooney-wo-chek

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Written, researched, and hosted by Laurah Norton, with research assistance from Bryan Worters, Jessica Ann, and Kim Fritz/Interviews by Brooke Hargrove/Produced and engineered by Maura Currie/Content advisors are Brandy C. Williams, Liv Fallon, and Vic Kennedy/ Theme music by RJR/Special thanks to Angie Dodd

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