We would like to thank all of our listeners and would appreciate it if you shared this
podcast with everyone you know.have a great life and remember we are the voices for
the voiceless
Again thank you to our very special guest cissy strong for being able to share her sisters
story with us today. I cant express how thankful I am to be able to be a part of getting Rosendas story heard!
If there are any families that would like to tell their loved ones story please message me at [email protected] or call me at (509)268-7660
Resources
Giordano, V. (2025). Missing & Murdered Indigenous People Missing & Murdered
Indigenous People.
https://scholarship.shu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2551&context=student_sc
holarship
Hill, M., Anderson, M. B., & King, I. (2022). Human trafficking as a racialized economy
and the exploitation of indigenous socio-spatial (im)mobility in North America.
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 4.
Humphrey, LaDonna, The Silence Gap Media Coverage Disparities, Investigative
Barriers, and Ethical Reporting Standards in Cases of Missing and Murdered
Indigenous Women (February 02, 2026). A
Jackson, G. (2024, May 3). The Silent and Often Invisible Crisis of Missing and
Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls - No More Stolen Sisters. National
Partnership for Women & Families.
invisible-crisis-missing-murdered-indigenous-women-girls/
Ray, Amanda.(2019). The vanished: list of those missing murdered on and near
Yakama
Reservation.https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/topics/the_vanished/the
vanished-list-of-those-missing-murdered-on-and-near-Yakama-
reservation/article_d637a8ec-1ed5-5523-83ab-b7375d3bd4a9.html
Richardson,M. (2023).The awareness of missing and murdered indigenous women and
girls (MMIWG); policy steps toward addressing the crisis..
Here are some resources for families affected by this crisis
NamUs (National Missing and Unidentified Persons System)
Toll free phone: 833-872-5176
MMIP cold case unit (Attorney Generals Office)
24/7 toll free phone: 844-770-7900. Email: [email protected]
Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit
Hotline: 800-543-5678. Email: [email protected]
Yakama Nation Police
Phone: (509)865-2933
Women spirit coalition (supports supports native domestic and sexual
violence in Washington )
Phone: (360)681-3701
You can download a digital version of a missing and murdered toolkit at :
Atg.wa.gov
It’s very easy just follow the prompts when the page opens