Missing & Murdered: Finding Cleo

Missing & Murdered: Finding Cleo is a deeply moving investigative documentary podcast from CBC, hosted by journalist Connie Walker, that tells the heartbreaking story of a Cree family's search for their sister Cleopatra Nicotine Semaganis, who was taken from her home during the Sixties Scoop — a dark chapter in Canadian history when thousands of Indigenous children were removed from their families and placed with non-Indigenous foster and adoptive families. The podcast follows Connie Walker as she traces Cleo's journey through the child welfare system, uncovering a trail of records, foster homes, and ultimately devastating revelations about what happened to the young girl after she was separated from her siblings. Through interviews with family members, social workers, and others connected to the case, the series illuminates the generational trauma caused by colonial policies that deliberately sought to sever Indigenous children from their cultures, languages, and families. Missing & Murdered is both a specific investigation into one family's loss and a broader indictment of systemic racism and institutional failure. The podcast has been recognized with multiple journalism awards and has played an important role in raising awareness about the ongoing crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.