From silence to sound, from pain to power—this is what Indigenous justice sounds like.
UN SDG Action Awards Creativity finalist Stolen, part of a groundbreaking investigative podcast series alongside Missing & Murdered and led by Pulitzer Prize–winning Cree journalist Connie Walker, is amplifying Indigenous voices and exposing the legacies of colonial violence.
These investigative works confront the intergenerational impacts of colonialism and amplify the voices of Indigenous families seeking truth, healing, and accountability.
Launched in 2021, Stolen builds on Walker’s decades-long mission to transform media into a platform for Indigenous-led change. Her most acclaimed season, Surviving St. Michael’s, investigates the abuses at a residential school her father attended, uncovering more than 219 alleged perpetrators. The series made history in 2023, winning both the Pulitzer Prize and the Peabody Award—a first for any podcast.
Through Stolen and her earlier Missing & Murdered series, Walker pioneered a model of trauma-informed, community-centered storytelling. Her work challenges extractive media practices and reframes the true crime genre to spotlight systemic violence and historical truth—especially around Canada’s Indian Residential Schools and the ongoing crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG).
Walker’s journalism has helped shift public understanding, support survivor-led justice, and inspire institutional accountability. She co-created the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Indigenous Unit, led the creation of a national MMIWG case database, and continues to mentor emerging Indigenous reporters.
By centering lived experience and truth, Stolen shows us how storytelling can be a tool for repair—and a catalyst for justice.
Join us in spotlighting the Heroes of Tomorrow. From reclaiming narrative power to exposing hidden truths, finalists like Stolen, Missing & Murdered are proving that storytelling isn’t just informative—it’s transformative.
