Canada is facing a crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
TAKEN the Podcast investigates these tragic stories from across the country, and links together clues that might one day bring these cases to justice.
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Canada is facing a crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
TAKEN the Podcast investigates these tragic stories from across the country, and links together clues that might one day bring these cases to justice.











E P 5 - S A N D R A J O H N S O N
Sandra Johnson kī nītá pwátisimow, ékoté kákī ócīt Seine River First Nation iskonikan, óté Thunder Bay, Ontario. é kéki sépáyak óma February 13, é akimīt 1992 ká askīwák, mitátaht ayinánéwosáp kī tátoskīwinéw Sandra Johnson kákī miskáténik o’wīyaw mitoni kī mostastéw éki nipahit. Mīcét kékona ácimowina móskipaniwa awina óma kákī itákamikisit máka mwac kékon onasowéwin wīcīkwak Sandra o’wákómákana.
Sandra Johnson (Cree) Eagle Vision, with the support of Women and Gender Equality CanadaOTACIMOWAK: Sharon Johnson (wīcisana), EJ Kwandibens (o’wīcéwákana), Grand Chief Anna Betty Achneepineskum kīci okimákan, Deputy Chief Andrew Hay (simákanis, Thunder Bay Police).











E P 5 - S A N D R A J O H N S O N
Sandra Johnson was a pow wow princess from a loving family on the Seine River First Nation. In Thunder Bay, Ontario on the morning of February 13, 1992, 18-year-old Sandra Johnson’s naked body was found murdered. There are many theories as to who could have committed the horrible crime, but no justice for Sandra’s family.
Sandra Johnson (English) Eagle Vision, with the support of Women and Gender Equality CanadaINTERVIEW SUBJECTS: Sharon Johnson (sister), EJ Kwandibens (friend), Grand Chief Anna Betty Achneepineskum, Deputy Chief Andrew Hay (Thunder Bay Police).






E P 4 - E M I L Y O S M O N D
Emily Osmond tépakohp ayinanéw mitanaw kī tátoskīwinéw iskwayác ká wápamikot o’tósima anta kákī wīkit wanawītimayi óté Kawacatoose iskonikan, Saskachewan, ékospīk óma September, 2007 ká askīwák. O’wákómákana tapwé takénimoniwa éki otinikot awiya, ékosi oti éki isi nakatát kákī otémit ékwa éká awiya é óci wītamawát éwī sipwétét. Kī péyatakisiw awa iskwéw kákī waniyit.
Emily Osmond (Cree) Eagle Vision, with the support of Women and Gender Equality CanadaOTACIMOWAK: Myrna LaPlante (o’stima) Jessica LaPlante (o’stima), April Buffalo-Robe (o’stima), Lloyd Goodwill (kayaté simákanis retired RCMP).






E P 4 - E M I L Y O S M O N D
Emily Osmond was 78 years old when she was last seen by her nephew on her property on the outskirts of Kawacatoose First Nation, Saskatchewan, in September, 2007. Her family believes she was taken, because Emily’s beloved dogs were abandoned, and she told no-one she was leaving. This peaceful woman vanished without a trace.
Emily Osmond (English) Eagle Vision, with the support of Women and Gender Equality CanadaINTERVIEW SUBJECTS: Myrna LaPlante (niece) Jessica LaPlante (great niece), April Buffalo-Robe (niece), Lloyd Goodwill (retired RCMP).











E P 3 - T A N Y A B R O O K S
ékosipik óma nikáwīm kīsikaw ká ispanik, May 10, é akimīht, 2009 ká askīwák, Tanya Brooks ékospīk iskwayánók kákī ayamiyát o’wákómákana. ékospīk iskwayánók kákī ayamīyácik, éká kītwam wīkác kita ayamiyácik. Niyanan kī ayáwéw awásisa, nisto mitanaw nikotwásosáp kī tátoskīwinéw ispīk ká nipahīt. ékospīk kákī wápamiht é otákosininik é pimótét óta Gottingen Street óté north Halifax, ékoni kákī ati miskát é wápaninik kiskinomákéwikamikohk. Táto askiy pimótániwan é kiskisitotát, kita kakwé miskámīt óko awiniwa kákī nipahikot.
Tanya Brooks (Cree) Eagle Vision, with the support of Women and Gender Equality CanadaOTACIMOWAK: Vanessa Brooks (wicisana), CJ Brooks (o’cawásimisa), Cheryl Maloney (President, Nova Scotia Native Women’s Association ká nīkániskák), Detective Jason Withrow (simákanis, Halifax Regional Police).











E P 3 - T A N Y A B R O O K S
On Mother’s Day, May 10, 2009, Tanya Brooks had final telephone conversations with her family. It would be the last time they would ever speak with her again. A mother of five, Tanya was 36 years old at the time of her murder. She was seen later that evening walking on Gottingen Street in north Halifax, before being found in a school window well the next day. Each year a memorial march gains momentum, strengthening the collective objective to find her murderer.
Tanya Brooks (English) Eagle Vision, with the support of Women and Gender Equality CanadaINTERVIEW SUBJECTS: Vanessa Brooks (sister), CJ Brooks (child), Cheryl Maloney (President, Nova Scotia Native Women’s Association), Detective Jason Withrow (Halifax Regional Police).












E P 2 - M A I S Y O D J I C K &
S H A N N O N A L E X A N D E R
Maniwaki ékwa Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation iskonikan oté Quebec kákisiwák astéwa. ékospīk óma 2008 ká askīwák é mino wicéwákanitocik óko Maisy Odjick ékwa Shannon Alexander kákī wanihicik éká éntók kékon é kiskénicikáték,
Maisy Odjick and Shannon Alexander (Cree) Eagle Vision, with the support of Women and Gender Equality CanadaOTACIMOWAK: Laurie Odjick (Maisy o’káwima), Earl MacGregor (Maisy o’mosóma), Damon Jacko (Maisy wicisana), Maria Jacko (Maisy o’sikosa), Bryan Alexander (Shannon o’táwima), Heather Crank (Shannon o’cákosa), Juanita Alexander (Shannon o’sikosa).











E P 2 - M A I S Y O D J I C K &
S H A N N O N A L E X A N D E R
Maniwaki and Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation in Quebec are neighbouring communities. It was from there in 2008 that best friends Maisy Odjick and Shannon Alexander vanished without a single clue.
Maisy Odjick and Shannon Alexander (English) Eagle Vision, with the support of Women and Gender Equality CanadaINTERVIEW SUBJECTS: Laurie Odjick (Maisy’s Mom), Earl MacGregor (Maisy’s Grandfather), Damon Jacko (Maisy’s Brother), Maria Jacko (Maisy’s Aunt), Bryan Alexander (Shannon’s Dad), Heather Crank (Shannon’s Cousin), Juanita Alexander (Shannon’s Aunt).







E P 1 - T I N A F O N T A I N E
éwako óma nistam ká animócikáték ácimowin awa óci Tina Fontaine, mitátaht-niyanosáp kī tátoskīwinéw ispīk o’wiyaw ká miskikáténik sīpihk óté Winnipeg, ékospīk August, 2014 ká askīwák, misiwé ité kī pétákwan ékota óma kákī óci mistayī ati kanawápácikáték óko óci ká wanihicik ékwa ká nipáhicik ininiwiskwéwak ékwa awásisak.
Tina Fontaine (Cree) Eagle Vision, with the support of Women and Gender Equality CanadaOtácimowak: Thelma Favel (Tina o’sikosa), Sargent John O’Donovan (simákanis, Winnipeg Police) Cindy Guimonde (Tina o’tatoskénákana), Nahanni Fontaine (former Special Advisor on Aboriginal Women’s Issues for the Indigenous Issues Committee of Cabinet for Manitoba, current Member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly ká otakisot), Mary Wilson (kéteyátis), the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould (kayaté káki akisot, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, current Member of Parliament for the British Columbia riding of Vancouver Granville), Craig Benjamin (Amnesty International), Shawna Ferris (Professor, University of Manitoba), and the Honourable Carolyn Bennett (Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs ká otakisot).







E P 1 - T I N A F O N T A I N E
In Taken the Podcast’s first episode, we share the story of Tina Fontaine, a 15-year-old girl whose body was pulled from the Red River in Winnipeg in August, 2014, sparking international attention, and shining a spotlight on the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
Tina Fontaine (English) Eagle Vision, with the support of Women and Gender Equality CanadaINTERVIEW SUBJECTS: Thelma Favel (Tina’s Great Aunt), Sargent John O’Donovan (Winnipeg Police) Cindy Guimonde (Tina’s guidance counsellor), Nahanni Fontaine (former Special Advisor on Aboriginal Women’s Issues for the Indigenous Issues Committee of Cabinet for Manitoba, current Member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly), Mary Wilson (Spiritual Advisor), the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould (former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, current Member of Parliament for the British Columbia riding of Vancouver Granville), Craig Benjamin (Amnesty International), Shawna Ferris (Professor, University of Manitoba), and the Honourable Carolyn Bennett (Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs).