Murdered &Missing Cherokee People

The Oklahoma Crime Victims Compensation Program, administered through the Oklahoma District Attorneys Council, provides financial assistance to victims of violent crime and their families. The program covers unreimbursed expenses related to a crime, including medical and dental care, prescriptions, counseling and rehabilitation, funeral and burial costs, work loss and crime scene cleanup.

By Cara Cowan Watts Cherokee 411 When Oklahoma's Poor Rich Indians was published in 1914, it documented what its authors described as an orgy of graft and legalized robbery carried out against members of the Five Civilized Tribes. Through allotment laws, guardianship systems, and compliant courts, Native land, wealth, and lives were systematically taken. More than a century later, that report remains painfully relevant. During a recent Cherokee 411 interview, Cara Cowan Watt

Sextortion is a form of exploitation in which an individual threatens to share private or sensitive images, videos, or personal information unless the victim complies with demands. These demands may include providing additional sexual images, engaging in sexual acts online, or sending money. In many cases, perpetrators also threaten to harm friends or family members using personal information gathered from a child’s phone, social media accounts, or gaming platforms.

As Human Trafficking Awareness Month draws attention to the realities of exploitation, a powerful new video is shedding light on one of the most overlooked gateways into child trafficking today: social media. In the video, a 37-year-old mother goes undercover by posing as an 11-year-old girl on popular platforms including Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and Kik. What unfolds is deeply disturbing.

Please Help Locate: Justin Dewayne Baker #MMCP #MMIWCP Justin Dewayne Baker, 41, a U.S. Army veteran, father, and Cherokee Nation citizen, has been missing since January 24, 2025. If you have any information please call Oklahoma Highway Patrol 📞 918-683-3256

The project, which she called Women Count USA, is a volunteer effort that now occupies up to 25 hours a week during the school year and more time in the summer. She searches for cases using online alerts and newspaper archives, and she posts about them on social media to draw attention.