EP.20 Healing on Wheels: Melissa Skeet's Roller Skating Crusade for MMIP

Melissa Ann Skeet, also known as Skeet_Fighter on social media, is an ultra trail skater who raises awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous people. She shares her journey of healing through roller skating and how it has empowered her. Melissa emphasizes the importance of health, wellness, and healing and aims to change the perception of roller skating as a serious sport. Melissa is embarking on a tour from Washington state to Washington, D.C. the Great Skate Tour to continue spreading awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous people (MMIP). She shares the route and stops along the way, highlighting the importance of visiting areas with high rates of MMIP cases. Melissa also talks about the challenges of planning and funding the tour, as well as the personal significance of the red handprint she wears on her face. She emphasizes the need to bring attention to these cases and the lack of media coverage they receive.