#MikaWestwolf
TY to @tsubtext for making us aware of this #GoFundMe.
Mika Matters, #JusticeForMika Josephine Westwolf
"Mika Josephine Westwolf was killed on March 31st 2023 north of Arlee, MT in the early morning hours. She was run over by a white supremacist by the name of Sunny Katherine White. Sunny was driving with her 4 year old son Aryan and 2 year old daughter Nation when she hit and killed Mika walking on the side of the road. We are in the process of seeking justice for Mika with the local authorities, whose cooperation has been frustrating, at best, so far (in my opinion, outright discriminatory and intentionally incompetent!)
"Why are we seeking justice? Because Mika’s life mattered. She was a beautiful human being with so much to live for and contribute to this world for years to come.
"This is an awful tragedy for our family. Mika’s hopes and dreams were taken away by this perpetrator who committed this crime. This person did not even brake or try to avoid hitting her. Instead, the person drove off and did not even try to provide any aid to our girl, leaving her on the side of the road.
"We need your support as we must proceed with our tribal advocates/friends that have been helping since the beginning. We are trying to find answers and work with local authorities to find justice for Mika Westwolf. We will not give up. We will not stop. We will not let this be another story of 'just another dead Indian' or that she was somehow to blame for this atrocity. Someone committed this crime, and we will not allow this to become another unsolved MMIW case.
"We are doing whatever we can to help other families facing this situation and bring awareness to the larger public about this systematic failure of MMIW. Our lives matter as #NativeAmericans.
"Why? Because each individual who is missing or murdered has family who love them and are continuing to grieve. There is no closure for us.
"Our girl may be gone, but we will keep her memory alive. Justice for Mika Westwolf will happen, and we will not rest until it is met."
UPDATE: Woman charged with homicide of #MikaWestwolf
by Judd Legum
Oct 24, 2023
"In the early morning of March 31, 2023, Mika Westwolf, a 22-year-old #Indigenous woman, was walking on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 93, which passes through the Flathead reservation in Montana. Westwolf was struck by a Cadillac Escalade and declared dead at the scene.
"Authorities said that 28-year-old Sunny White was behind the wheel of the Escalade with her two young children in the back seat and fled the scene. White is allegedly a #WhiteNationalist; she named her children 'Aryan' and 'Nation.' Some speculated that Westwolf's death was a #HateCrime."
Read more:
https://popular.info/p/update-woman-charged-with-homicide
@JoshuaHolland
👉🏼 Donations for Mika’s family and community:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/mika-josephine-westeolf
Indigenous Woman Mika Westwolf Reportedly Killed By Driver Whose Kids Are Named Aryan And Nation
Twenty-two-year-old Mika Westwolf was walking to her home on the Flathead Reservation in Montana late at night in March when she was struck and killed by a driver who then allegedly left the scene.
Details quickly emerged suggesting an ideological element to the crash. The driver — identified by police as 28-year-old Sunny White — was with her young children, Aryan, 4, and Nation, 2.
Many in the community believe White is a white nationalist and that the crash was intentional.
And yet, more than two months later, White has yet to face charges stemming directly from Westwolf’s death.
#mmiwg2s #sunnywhite #mikawestwolf
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mika-westwolf-indigenous-killing_n_6487a6b2e4b027d92f8e8dfb
4/4 In fact the only crime Sunny White was charged with the night she ran over #MikaWestwolf was child endangerment, because White’s children Aryan & Nation were in the car. (Even that charge was dropped a week later.) Guess driving drunk with white children is more serious than killing a Blackfeet woman. #MMIW #Racism https://popular.info/p/update-inside-the-disturbing-investigation
3/4 Trooper investigating #MikaWestwolf’s death also was not looking into a hate crime even though Sunny White, who ran her over, had children named “Aryan” and “Nation. "I can't look at it as that," Trooper Wayne Bieber said. "And I shouldn't look at it as that." #MMIW https://popular.info/p/update-inside-the-disturbing-investigation
State trooper reaction to Sunny White’s killing of #MikaWestwolf exemplifies the crisis of Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women. 1/4 🧵 #MMIW #Racism #Police #NativeAmerican
https://open.substack.com/pub/popularinformation/p/update-inside-the-disturbing-investigation?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Was #MikaWestwolf Killed by #WhiteNationalist? #Indigenous Woman’s Parents & Community #DemandJustice
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/6/16/mika_westwolf_killing_investigation
#DemocracyNow
Was #MikaWestwolf Killed by #white Nationalist? #IndigenousWoman's Parents & Community Demand Justice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPe6nSuLH2U
Justice for #mikawestwolf
#MikaMatters
#SayHerName
#MikaWestwolf
There *is* a pattern. And the pattern is racism and white supremacy. And Mika Westwolf was murdered by a white supremacist.
https://stranger.social/@indigenous_commentator/110453650127493032
https://popular.info/p/mika-westwolf-matters Indigenous woman killed by vehicle driven by white supremacist in Montana, but charges may not be filed and the case has received no media attention outside the state. @washingtonpost why not amplify and push this story forward? #MMIW #MikaMatters #MikaWestwolf
Important coverage of a case that should be getting a lot more press.
'#MikaWestwolf Matters'
https://popular.info/p/mika-westwolf-matters
#JuddLegum #PopularInformation
"The woman who ran over Westwolf has been identified, and there is evidence it is potentially a #HateCrime. Nevertheless, Westwolf's death has received no media attention outside of Montana. ... The dearth of coverage is typical in cases of missing and murdered #IndigenousWomen."