Kiskisiwin podcast

06/23/2023

Twenty-seven years after 24-year-old Joanne Ghostkeeper was strangled to death in her Edmonton apartment, police have charged a 48-year-old man.

01/05/2023

Bradley Barton's scheduled appeal hearing was postponed Wednesday due to power issues at the Edmonton courthouse.

09/12/2022

Hope is hard to hold on to when malicious rumours about the disappearance of Angela Morningstar Alexis are spreading across the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation in Alberta, says her godmother and aunt Jessica Alexis. “For her life to be carelessly talked about like that really hurts. That hurts and I wi...

08/05/2022

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07/10/2022

05/26/2022

Shirley Soosay's homecoming marks the end of Violet Soosay's lifelong search for her long-lost aunt. Shirley Soosay was murdered in 1980 and identified by DNA testing nearly 40 years later.

05/04/2022

Last seen on 04/30/2022 from Parkland County, AB, Canada. Contact Parkland RCMP at at 825-220-2000 with info. , , , . Missing Persons posted on Aboriginal Alert.

03/27/2022

02/27/2022

By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Rachelle Venne is a proud Metis woman and the CEO Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal...

02/19/2022

On Feb. 14, as the 31st annual women’s Memorial March was taking place to honour the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and gender-diverse people, and while Alberta Premier Jason Kenney was proclaiming his government was “busy working on” a joint report recently received on ...

01/26/2022

The Edmonton Police Service is seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing Edmonton woman. 33-year-old Terri Dejarlay was last sighted on January 6...

01/09/2022

Since Brenda Wilson’s sister was murdered, she has dedicated her life to helping families of other missing girls.

01/08/2022

After months of delay, the Alberta government now has the final report and recommendations from the Alberta joint working group on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The report will inform the province on how to move forward on the 231 Calls for Justice that came from the National Inqu...

11/15/2021

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07/01/2021

The Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) is launching an interactive map of cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls to collect data and help identify patterns of violence in geographic areas.

06/21/2021

Did you hear our segment on CBC Edmonton this morning?

Miranda Jimmy is focused on promoting reconciliation in actions and words. We'll find out about her new podcast project, Kiskisiwin and giving voice to the missing.

06/15/2021

There's been a lot happening behind the scenes to get the podcast ready! Sign up for the newsletter (first edition coming this weekend!) for an update on the project, who we've been talking to, and details on an upcoming media appearance!

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04/07/2021

The podcast project now has an online presence! Check out the website and sign up for updates as the project continues to develop.

Edmonton's Missing and Murdered

03/16/2021

Had my first research interview today with Jessica McDiarmid, author of Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The care and attention Jessica took to tell the stories of Indigenous women has inspired the approach I will be taking in this podcast series.

Since the book came out, Jessica and I have formed a relationship via email. We were supposed to meet in person in Fall 2019 but fate had other plans. We've stayed in touch and communicated a lot recently. I was delighted to finally (virtually) meet her today!
Jessica shared with me more about the research she did for her book and the relationships with loved ones she continues to foster along the highway. She offered me some great advice and perspective as I told her about this project. I know Jessica will continue to a support to me throughout this research phase and beyond.

If you haven't yet, please take the time to read Jessica's book. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/548115/highway-of-tears-by-jessica-mcdiarmid/9780385687591

03/15/2021

The first phase of the podcast recently received funding from the Edmonton Heritage Council to complete research! Conversations will start this week.