Search for missing Native American woman continues years later | Forensic Files

Germaine charot went missing after leaving a bar in Missoula Montana on June 15th 2018 and hasn't been seen
since Charlo a member of the confederated Salish and coutney tribes grew up on the Flathead reservation in
Montana for 6 years investigators have been trying to solve her case meanwhile charlot's family and members of the
community have made it their mission to make sure that missing and murdered indigenous women also known as mmiw get
Justice and fair treatment it's not like we're asking for special treatment we're
just asking for the same treatment we're not going to stop looking for our people or Not Our Lives matter Jen
Murphy who has joined several volunteer searches for Charlo came up with the idea to put charo's missing poster on a
billboard I currently am doing a project with Billboards throughout Montana and throughout the United States I try to
have Billboards as close to our reservations as possible trying to make sure that speaking to the perpetrators
too like we see you as a photographer Jen Murphy is using her lens to open the aperture to the mmiw crisis this photo
shoot with vinyl Little Owl was in the same alley where charot was last seen starts out with praying and trying
to set yourself right we offer a moment of silence in a space for our sisters to painting on the
paint just relax your hand okay and then just put your hand just straight down what does the red hand
mean the red hand print really symbolizes our people being silenced how we have always been looked
at differently and that our people have not been heard in the same way that other people are that's a harsh reality
and it has been since the beginning of time since colonization charo's family can't help
but wonder about how her case was treated in those critical early days in the investigation when I reported her
missing there was no sense of urgency I don't know if it's because she's over 18
or because she was drinking or the fact that she was Native American charot remains missing but her family and Jen
Murphy are keeping their mission alive I feel like we're all of the human race and should be looked for the same

Jermain Charlo, who grew up on the Flathead Reservation in Montana, vanished on June 15, 2018. A lot has changed, but one thing has not — her family and the community's desire for justice.

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Brief Summary

Germaine Charlo's missing case highlights the MMIW crisis and community advocacy for justice in Montana.

Key points

The Fight for Justice. Charlo's family and community are determined to seek justice for missing indigenous women.
Symbol of Silence. The red hand print represents the silencing of indigenous voices.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

We're just asking for the same treatment.

Advocating for justice for missing indigenous women.

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