MMIW Series, Part 4: Ahyoka’s Survivor Story

Cocktails & Capitalism

In this episode, Ahyoka Atali tells her personal story as an MMIWG2S survivor. If you've ever wondered about the stories behind the countless photos of missing and murdered Indigenous women, this episode offers a window into the dark reality of this ongoing crisis.
Because the MMIW epidemic takes many different forms, Ahyoka's story is quite different from the experiences of other survivors. If you'd like to understand the bigger picture, please check out the last 3 episodes. Erika and Ahyoka delve into the history of genocide on Turtle Island, residential schools, poverty on reservations, the Land Back movement, cultural appropriation, fetishization of Indigenous women, and the connection between the MMIW epidemic and extractive capitalism.

If you are a survivor, a family member, or a loved one of someone who has gone missing, we ask that you be gentle with yourself when deciding if you have the capacity to listen to this episode. Also, please be gentle with Ahyoka, who was very brave to share her story with the world. She did this in the hopes that others will open their eyes to this terrible reality so that we might change it and help protect the lives of other Indigenous women, girls, and Two Spirit.

MMIW resources :

• StrongHearts Native Helpline (1-844-7NATIVE) for domestic / dating violence
• Sovereign Bodies Institute's MMIWG2 & MMIP Organizing Toolkit
• Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women
• Lakota People's Law Project's MMIW Resource Guide
• National Indigenous Women's Resource Center’s Safety Guide
• National Indigenous Women's Resource Center’s Tribal Community Response When a Woman Is Missing: A Toolkit for Action

Follow Ahyoka Atali on Instagram: @beadingismedicine

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