Dr. Charlene Aqpik Apok - Episode 119

Dr. Charlene Aqpik Apok

Charlene is Iñupiaq, her family is from White Mountain and Golovin. She is the force behind Data for Indigenous Justice (DIJ), a nonprofit organization that tracks data related to the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit (MMIWG2S) peoples in Alaska. As DIJ’s executive director and co-founder, she serves as a guiding light for those striving to create a more just and equitable world. Charlene is also the Director of Gender Justice and Healing at Native Movement. 

Charlene has served in many spaces as an advocate for Indigenous women, Indigenous sovereignty, climate justice and Indigenous rights to health and wellbeing. Charlene is a lifelong learner in both her cultural traditions and decolonizing academia. She earned her B.A in American Ethnic Studies with a minor in Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies, an M.A in Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development, and a PhD in Indigenous Studies. Charlene gratefully resides in Anchorage on the territories of the Dena'ina peoples. Here she has taught the Iñupiaq language and is part of Kingikmuit dance group with her son.

On this episode Charlene and I have a conversation about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2 spirit. 

https://www.facebook.com/MMIWG2SAlaska?mibextid=opq0tG

https://www.nativemovement.org/

https://www.dataforindigenousjustice.org/