Searching for Savanna, Mona Gable
Searching for Savanna, Mona Gable
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Searching for Savanna
The Murder of One Native American Woman and the Violence Against the Many

Author: Mona Gable

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Unabridged: 9 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/25/2023


Synopsis

A gripping and illuminating investigation “that is far overdue” (Rachel Louise Snyder, author of No Visible Bruises) into the disappearance of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind when she was eight months pregnant, highlighting the shocking epidemic of violence against Native American women in America and the societal ramifications of government inaction.

In the summer of 2017, twenty-two-year-old Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind vanished. A week after she disappeared, police arrested the white couple who lived upstairs from Savanna and emerged from their apartment carrying an infant girl. The baby was Savanna’s, but Savanna’s body would not be found for days.

The horrifying crime sent shock waves far beyond Fargo, North Dakota, where it occurred, and helped expose the sexual and physical violence Native American women and girls have endured since the country’s colonization.

With pathos and compassion, Searching for Savanna confronts this history of dehumanization toward Indigenous women and the government’s complicity in the crisis. Featuring in-depth interviews, personal accounts, and trial analysis, this timely book investigates these injustices and the decades-long struggle by Native American advocates for meaningful change.

About Mona Gable

Mona Gable is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared in The AtlanticOutside, AFAR, the Los Angeles Times, and many others. Her article in Los Angeles magazine, “The Hugo Problem,” was named a Longreads Best of 2015. Find out more at Mona-Gable.com.   


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jessica

In the summer of 2017 twenty-two year old Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind vanished. She was 8 months pregnant and was about to move into an apartment with her boyfriend and the father of her unborn child, Ashton. A week later the couple who lived above Savanna's family appeared with an infant they could......more

Important topic. This one jumped around a bit between Savanna’s murder and the big picture issue of MMIW in a way that isn’t my fave. I’d recommend Red River Girl first, (or highway of tears!) but it’s still def worth reading.......more

Goodreads review by Kaitlyn

A very important case and I’m glad that the author centered Savanna in the story. However, the structure and voice of this was all over the place and disorganized. I wish the author spent more time focusing on the larger issue of MMIW as this case is an example where the victim and murderers were fo......more

Goodreads review by Kaitlin

I picked up this book from the library for Native American Heritage Month, and while I did find good meaning and purpose in it, this came from already knowing about the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women movement. If you didn't know about it, this would be a very confusing first foray into the mo......more