FREE MMIP PATREON EPISODE: Kristen Huntington

This week and next week we will be releasing a Patreon episode to bring light to the MMIP epidemic.

This week is the story of Kristen Huntington who was murdered by her live in boyfriend, and the father of her the 9 month old daughter Chanel. But that was just the beginning of this story. Before his arrest, Rustad gave custody of Chanel to a woman that was a friend of his, a white woman.

This began a 3 year legal battle for Chanel's grandmother Arlene, who by the passing of the Indian Child Welfare Act, had first rights to custody of her granddaughter. But for some reason Nikki Richman decided that she wanted to fight this bill all the way to the Supreme Court.

And although Chanel maybe home now, Arlene must now fight for custody from the man who murdered her daughter.
 DLEP 15 Source Notes
https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/content/news/Three-candle-light-vigils-across-the-state-for-Kristen-Huntington-567031321.html
https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/content/news/Fairbanks-police-release-detailed-timeline-of-events-in-Kristen-Huntington-murder-case-567085711.html
https://people.com/indigenous-mom-daughter-murdered-granted-custody-granddaughter-second-time-7565012
https://people.com/indigenous-mom-daughter-murdered-granted-custody-granddaughter-second-time-7565012
https://www.wernative.org/articles/what-is-the-mmiw-movement
https://www.webcenterfairbanks.com/2023/02/04/eric-rustad-sentenced-january-2020-domestic-violence-murder/
https://www.webcenterfairbanks.com/content/news/More-details-learned-about-death-of-Kristen-Huntington-567090131.html
https://www.knba.org/news/2020-01-24/candlelight-vigils-honor-life-of-kristen-huntington https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/02/04/fairbanks-man-sentenced-50-years-murder/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1ODCAR6DvY
If you or anyone you know is experiencing domestic violence or abuse, help is available. You can find more information at the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault at andvsa.org.
You can also call the 24-hour National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233).
In the North Slope, you can contact Arctic Women in Crisis (AWIC) at 907-852-0267 or toll-free at 1-800-478-0267.
In the Northwest Arctic, you can contact the Maniilaq Family Crisis Center (MF