‘Missing From Fire Trail Road’ highlights missing Indigenous women in North America: Watch the trailer
“Complex tribal jurisdictional issues have turned reservations into lawless zones and hunting grounds for predators.”
A two-minute trailer for ‘Missing from Fire Trail Road’ explains the bone-schilling disappearance of Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis, who has been missing for more than two years. In its opening, the story unravels with her sisters and other tribal members disclosing what may have happened to her. According to the police officer shown in the trailer, the film crew drove up a road where they believe the victim was seen last. It happens to be near a Native-American reservation (Tulalip).
Further into the narrative, we learn that Johnson-Davis was married, and her relationship with her husband was sketchy and rocky. For example, her marital partner allegedly took all of her money, left her with nothing and vanished. Like, that’s a fire-engine-red red flag. It gets even scarier. We learn about how many Indigenous women are trafficked across state lines — moved, murdered, and their bodies dumped or buried. It gets worse. Due to tribal jurisdiction laws, they do not possess criminal jurisdiction over non-natives. Therefore, non-natives can go scot-free even if suspected of committing a crime against Native women. The crimes go unsolved.
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But as the film’s text offers: this crisis has historical roots and emanates from the genocide created by institutional policies to eradicate an entire culture. This film sheds light on the weight of generational trauma and discrimination that indigenous women continue to face.
Watch the riveting trailer to learn more about her life, human trafficking, and the fight for visibility and human rights for Indigenous women. The investigation is at a standstill, unfortunately.
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