Looking for Linda

Linda Sheldon Skeek went missing in Anchorage on New Year’s Day 2016. She has never been found and is presumed to be a homicide victim. Linda is one of an unknown number of missing and murdered Indigenous people (MMIP) in Alaska. Victims for Justice (VFJ) assisted Linda’s maternal family after she disappeared and during the trial of Linda’s husband. This video tells Linda’s story through interviews with her mother, aunt and stepfather and with VFJ lead advocate Michelle Evans. It explores the scope of the MMIP crisis in Alaska and steps being taken to address it. Besides Linda’s family and Evans, the video also contains interviews with Ingrid Cumberlidge, MMIP Coordinator for Alaska; Charlene Aqpik Apok, executive director of Data for Indigenous Justice; and Victoria Shanklin, executive director of VFJ. The video was shot and produced in 2021 by Vim Pneuma Media.