Amber Tuccaro, nisitanaw kí tātoskíwinēw, o’kāwímaw, mitātaht nēwosāp písim kí ispítisiniwa o’kosisa kākí wíci pimōtēmāt ēkwa o’wícēwākana iskwēwa ōtē ōci Fort McMurray, isi ōtē Nisku, Alberta ēkotē ōma ē wāpaninik kita kí ati itōtēwcik Edmonton ē kospíhk ōma August 18, 2010 kā askíwāk. Kí nakatēw o’wícēwākana ēkwa o’kosisa kíci ōtēnāk ē kí isi mostōtēt ēkwāni kí pimi otinik napēwa ē ka ē kiskēnítākosinit. Kí tapasinayikēpaniniw ōko napēwa ē pimi ayamítocik, ē kospihk iskwayānōhk Amber kākí pētā...
Mar 30, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Amber Tuccaro was 20 years old, and the mother of a 14-month-old boy when she traveled with her baby and a female friend from Fort McMurray to Nisku, Alberta with the plan of heading to Edmonton the next day, August 18, 2010. When she left her friend and son on Amber decided to hitchhike into the city and was picked up by an unknown man. There was a conversation with this man that was recorded – it was the last time Amber’s voice was heard. INTERVIEW SUBJECTS: Vivian Tuccaro (Amber Tuccaro’s Mot...
Mar 30, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 19
mwac náspic kiskénícikátéw tánisi ká ispaníkocik óko kákí wanihícik ótó óci Prince George, British Columbia ékospíhk óci August 1989 ká askíwak. nisitanaw-nikotwásosáp kí tátoskíwinéwak óko Doreen ékwa Ronald Jack ékí asotamáwícik atoskéwin éká awa nápéw é kiskénimíht, miníkwéwikamikohk ékí mékoskawácik, ékwani sémák kí maníwak, o’cawásimisiwáwa, kékác-mitátaht é tátoskíwinét Russell, ékwa é néwoskíwinét Ryan. kí sipwé wícéwéwak óko nápéwa óté isi o’kapésíwininihk…mwac kítwam wápamáwak ékospihk ...
Mar 30, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Little is known about the case of Doreen Jack who has been missing from Prince George, British Columbia since August 1989 with her husband Ronald and two young sons. The 26-year-old couple received an offer of employment from an unknown man in a pub, immediately packed up their belongings and their children, 9-year-old Russell, and 4-year-old Ryan. The family followed the unknown man to a remote camp…never to be seen again. INTERVIEW SUBJECTS: Loreen Jack (Doreen's Sister), Marlene Jack (Doreen'...
Mar 30, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Annie Pootogook was a renowned Inuit artist from Cape Dorset, Nunavut whose body was found in the Rideau River near Bordeleau Park in Ottawa on September 19, 2016. Annie's death was treated as suspicious, but not enough evidence was found to build a case that has led to justice. Annie’s loved ones responded when an Ottawa Police officer made racist social media comments connected to Annie’s story. INTERVIEW SUBJECTS: Goo Pootoogook (Annie's Brother), Cee Pootoogook (Annie's Brother), Veldon Cobu...
Mar 27, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Annie Pootogook was a renowned Inuit artist from Cape Dorset, Nunavut whose body was found in the Rideau River near Bordeleau Park in Ottawa on September 19, 2016. Annie's death was treated as suspicious, but not enough evidence was found to build a case that has led to justice. Annie’s loved ones responded when an Ottawa Police officer made racist social media comments connected to Annie’s story. INTERVIEW SUBJECTS: Goo Pootoogook (Annie's Brother), Cee Pootoogook (Annie's Brother), Veldon Cobu...
Mar 27, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 15
On July 11th, 2007, 44-year-old Jacqueline Crazybull was stabbed by a group of men in an attack that seemed to be random. That same night four other men and women of different ages and ethnicities were stabbed by the same group of men in separate incidents. They recovered from their injuries. Jackie Crazybull did not. INTERVIEW SUBJECTS: Clifford Crowchild (Jacqueline’s Son), Sandra Manyfeathers (Jacqueline’s Sister), Lauren Crazybull (Jacqueline’s Niece), Tara Robinson (Executive Director of Yo...
Mar 24, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 14
On July 11th, 2007, 44-year-old Jacqueline Crazybull was stabbed by a group of men in an attack that seemed to be random. That same night four other men and women of different ages and ethnicities were stabbed by the same group of men in separate incidents. They recovered from their injuries. Jackie Crazybull did not. INTERVIEW SUBJECTS: Clifford Crowchild (Jacqueline’s Son), Sandra Manyfeathers (Jacqueline’s Sister), Lauren Crazybull (Jacqueline’s Niece), Tara Robinson (Executive Director of Yo...
Mar 24, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Ékospihk óma April 25 ká akimiht písim, 2013 ká askíwak, kí miskikáténiw o’wíyaw awa nisitanaw éki tatoskíwinét Cheyenne Fox, kákí miskát ékota nícáyihk óma ká ispák ká mamawokániwak. É-mátának ékospihk anima é-kísikak, kí ayaminániwan ékoté isi 911, ékota óma kákí ayát iskwayac kákí wapamiht épimátisit, áta simákanisak kí takopaniwak, máka asa wíkataw. Otacimowak: Michelle Atkinson (Cheyenne’s Mother), John Fox Sr. (Cheyenne’s Father), John Fox, Jr. (Cheyenne’s Brother), Wab Kinew (Author, Poli...
Mar 20, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 12
On April 25th, 2013, the lifeless body of 20-year-old Cheyenne Fox, was found at the bottom of a Toronto high-rise. Earlier on that date, multiple calls were made to 911 from a condo where Cheyenne was last seen alive, but when police arrived, it was too late. INTERVIEW SUBJECTS: Michelle Atkinson (Cheyenne’s Mother), John Fox Sr. (Cheyenne’s Father), John Fox, Jr. (Cheyenne’s Brother), Wab Kinew (Author, Politician).
Mar 20, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 11
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. Otacimowak: Sharon Johnson (wīcisana), EJ Kwandibens (o’wīcéwákana), Grand Chief Anna Betty Achneep...
Mar 17, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 10
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. INTERVIEW SUBJECTS: Sharon Johnson (sister), EJ Kwandibens (friend), Grand Chief Anna Betty Achneepineskum, Deputy Chief Andrew Hay (Thunder Bay Police).
Mar 17, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 9
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. OTACIMOWAK: Myrna LaPlante (o’stima) Jessica LaPlante (o’stima), April Buffalo-Robe (o’stima), Lloyd Goodwill (kayaté simákanis re...
Mar 13, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 8
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. INTERVIEW SUBJECTS: Myrna LaPlante (niece) Jessica LaPlante (great niece), April Buffalo-Robe (niece), Lloyd Goodwill (retired RCMP).
Mar 13, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 7
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 ók...
Mar 10, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 6
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. INTERVIEW SUBJECTS: Vanessa Brooks...
Mar 10, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 5
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, Otacimowak: 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).
Mar 06, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 4
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. INTERVIEW 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).
Mar 06, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 3
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. Otácimowak: Thelma Favel (Tina o’sikosa), Sargent John O’Donovan (simákanis, Winnipeg Police) Cindy Guimonde (Tina o’tatoskénákana), Nahanni Fontaine (former Special Advisor on ...
Mar 03, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In the Taken 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. INTERVIEW 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...
Mar 03, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 1
