In October of last year, Alaska Native woman Kathleen Jo Henry was brutally murdered, and her remains were found scattered along a major highway. In this episode, we tell the story of Kathleen's killing, talk about why we believe the act was racially motivated, and share some shocking statistics about violence as it is experienced by Native women.

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Quote re root of sexual violence is the settler colonial capitalist nation state by Vienna Rye (@vrye on Instagram)