Indigenous Echoes

About Indigenous Echoes

This podcast looks at Missing and Murdered Indigenous People in Alaska and the impacts it has on the community.

Publisher

Adelmi Ruiz

Category

news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 May 2025

Latest episode

10 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

5 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Apr 2026

   Indigenous Echoes: Where is Kelly Hunt?

   She left an Anchorage neighborhood headed to college in Soldotna, but has not been seen since. On this episode of Indigenous Echoes, we explore what led up to the hour of her disappearance, and hear from her family as they seek answers. This is Kelly Hunt's story.

2. 

   16 Mar 2026

   Indigenous Echoes: a conversation with MMIP advocates on the Brian Smith case

   Adelmi Ruiz and Investigative Reporter Rebecca Palsha sit down with former detective and MMIP advocate Michael Livingston and MMIP advocate Heather Kilmankoff to discuss the case of Brian Steven Smith and the new docuseries on HBO called "Lost Women of Alaska."

3. 

   22 Feb 2026

   New documentary series dives into MMIP in Alaska

   Host Adelmi Ruiz is joined by Investigative Reporter Rebecca Palsha, they sit down with Momentum Content Executive Producer Christina Douglas.

4. 

   22 Sept 2025

   Indigenous Echoes: a conversation with a former detective

   Adelmi Ruiz speaks with former detective Michael Livingston about investigating MMIP in Alaska. Alaska's News Source has contacted the Alaska State Troopers with follow-up questions regarding the cold-case homicides referenced in the podcast. Also note the podcast was recorded when Treg Taylor was Alaska's Attorney General.

5. 

   8 May 2025

   Indigenous Echoes: Charlene Aqpik Apok

   In this first episode of Indigenous Echoes, host Adelmi Ruiz sits down with Charlene Aqpik Apok, Executive Director of Data for Indigenous Justice.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

9,161,166

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

79

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

0

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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