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How Oklahoma Became a Hotbed for Missing Indigenous People

Cory Popp

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The Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) crisis has become an epidemic in North America. Nowhere as much as Oklahoma, whose history as Indian Territory has left a lasting impression on the state's Native community.

Oklahoma currently has the most recorded missing persons of any state in America. The indigenous population are 3 times more likely to go missing than others. Murder is one of the leading causes of death amongst the women and men.

The numbers obscure a larger problem and is one of the reasons it's hard to determine just how massive this crisis is. Less than half of violent victimizations against AI/AN women are ever reported to police. A retroactive study found In 2016 only 2% of reported missing AI/AN women cases made it to NAMUS.

Video by - Cory Popp
Editing & Animation - Cory Popp

Special Thanks - Jacob Wind, Robin Wise, Farina King, Rochelle Red Bone, Oklahoma Cold Cases, Shawnna Roach, Mary Moppin, Jennifer Dye, Shema Lincoln and everyone else who helped tell this story.

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00:00 Intro
02:05 Storyblocks
3:11 Skye Jim
05:01 Takota Wolf Wise
05:53 Daniel Cully
07:03 History of "Indian Country"
8:54 Indian Boarding Schools
11:15 Cara Cox
12:20 Mcgirt Supreme Court Ruling
16:12 Kelby Ray Spain
17:00 Volunteers and Organizations
18:03 Jackson Yearby
19:52 Solutions
22:05 End Cards

20 Comments

@CoryPopp Creator 2 years ago Pinned

I just want to say thanks to everyone for taking the time to watch this piece! I very much appreciate everyone being here and caring about this topic, which I feel is super important and continues to fly under the radar..

I've got a lot of new stuff in the works after this and can't wait to show you all!

Best,

- Cory

@quartzofcourse 2 years ago

How does this professional level documentary have less than 500 views??

@Nat_Cat 2 years ago

The YT algorithm really needs to promote your channel, Cory. Amazing job!

@user-wk2yh8ks8p 2 years ago

I hope milions will follow this Chanel soon.

@Mick_e3y 1 year ago

As a Native American woman in Oklahoma , I’m so mad this was kept from me for a year, thank you on your journalism , especially since the state just denied a bill that would protect indegnious peoples , this really matters to get the word out there.

@craig6363 2 years ago (edited)

As a Native from Oklahoma, this was a great documentary showcasing what goes on in Oklahoma. Also, if you're Native and are from Oklahoma, you more than likely have experienced this first hand.

@f2afinito983 2 years ago

This is criminal.. the crises and the fact that this deserves way more views…

@robertkemp3274 2 years ago

Such an important story. Keep up the vital work please.

@Claudia-Ayuso 2 years ago

I'm so here for these stories being brought to the surface. Thanks for the work!

@TheGuyStealingYourInternet 2 years ago

In awe of the gap between the quality of your videos and your subscriber count

@kaylap81 2 years ago

I am Native American in OK and I’ve dedicated myself to helping our community get into drug and alcohol treatment and help address the mental health issues we have experienced. My grandmother was one of the children pulled from her home, along with her brother and sisters. They experienced detrimental traumas in those boarding schools. She would only speak the language with her sister, in private….up until she passed in 97.

@cheryljones2636 2 years ago (edited)

This is a very large and bad problem here. Every time they fall through the cracks. This is severe and it needs to stop. Find out where, who and what is happening. Who is doing this? These people are important too!!!!!!!

@chuppl 2 years ago

VICE dies and Cory appears

@HorsedNightmare 2 years ago (edited)

Thank you so much for covering this. I’m from Oklahoma and one of my good friends Emily Morgan was an indigenous young woman who k*lled a few years ago , and they never found her or her friend Totonika Ellix’s k*ller
… it happens here so often. She was the one whose mother took that idea from that movie where they bought out space on a billboard . It means a lot to see this issue taking a larger space on YouTube. 🙏❤️much love to you.
Thank you so much for your work. 🙏❤️