As part of our MMIW series, today we discuss the tragic case of 11 year old Ashlynne Mike of Navajo Nation. 

Sources:

The Delay

Implementation of the Ashlynne Mike AMBER ALERT in Indian Country Act of 2018

DOJ Office of Justice Program The Legacy of Ashlynne Mike

Navajo Nation Girl Assaulted, Killed After Man Kidnapped Her While She Was Playing  

Missing girl Ashlynne Mike found dead on Navajo Nation after brother flees kidnapper

Guidelines for Issuing AMBER Alerts 

Arrest made in murder; community gathers for vigil

Begaye charged with kidnapping, murder

Kidnapping, murder suspect waives prelim

Begaye pleads not guilty in girl’s murder

Begaye pleads guilty to brutal murder of Ashlynne Mike

Murderer of Ashlynne Mike sentenced to life in prison

‘She is here in spirit’, Kirtland Central gives parents honorary diploma for late Ashlynne Mike

Father of slain 11-year-old Navajo girl sues tribe

A 20th Birthday Wish for Ashlynne Mike — from Her Mother

New Amber Alert law for tribal lands honors slain Navajo girl

A year after girl killed, Navajo Nation to get alert system

Emergency Medical Services in American Indian Reservations and Communities: Results of a National Survey