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A jury convicted Brian Steven Smith on all counts in the murders of two Alaska Native women, Kathleen Jo Henry and Veronica Abouchuk. The trial, lasting just over two weeks, made international headlines, at least in part because the killer recorded graphic video of one of the murders. The trial exposed ongoing vulnerabilities and inequities Native women in Alaska cope with, and dredges up memories of past trauma Native residents face on a disproportionate basis.
GUESTS
Antonia Commack (Iñupiaq from the Native Village of Shungnak), MMIW activist
Michael Livingston (Unangax), retired Alaska Native police officer
Sarah Adams (citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), co-founder of Matriarch and founder of Cousins
Break 1 Music: Remember Me (song) Fawn Wood (artist) Kikāwiynaw (album)
Break 2 Music: V for Vanity (song) THRONE (artist) Lionfish (album)
