66: The Real Wind River

This week we actually put our graduate degrees in film to use while we discuss the amazing film Wind River. The 2017 film is a fictional story inspired by thousands of missing and murdered indigenous women, girls, and two spirit people.In honour of May 5th's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, we give an overview the horrifying statistics affecting these communities as well as some specific cases. As always you can learn more from the links below, and be on the look out for us to cover some of these cases in greater depth in future episodes. FURTHER READING:National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls - Final Report (Canada)National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (Canada)Confusion reigns over number of missing, murdered indigenous womenDozens of Women Vanish on Canada’s Highway of Tears, and Most Cases Are UnsolvedHighway of TearsRobert Pickton (wiki)Sexual violence scars Native American womenNative Women’s WildernessEstablishing the Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives (Federal Register)MMIW (wiki)Wind RiverWind River Spoiler Free Review (Game Rant)  Wind River Review (The Guardian) -----------------------------------------------Like the show? Give us a rating and review!Join our Patreon: PatreonGet our newsletter:NewsletterFollow us on social media:FacebookInstagramSquaremileofmurder.com