Tulalip community gathers to advocate for Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis
The family of Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis, community members, survivors and Missing and Murdered Indigenous People advocates gathered in Tulalip on Thursday, Dec. 9, to mark the one-year anniversary of when Johnson-Davis was reported missing.
Working with the grassroots organization Missing and Murdered Indigenous People and Families and the Tulalip Tribes, the event aimed to bring awareness to the case. In addition to prayer through traditional songs, dancing and ceremony, the event provided space for others to share their stories of survival or a missing or murdered loved one.
Johnson-Davis was last seen Nov. 25, 2020, walking on Firetrail Road on the Tulalip Reservation in Marysville, Wash. She had arranged to meet a friend for a ride to Arlington, according to Tulalip News reports. She never arrived, according to the FBI.
She was officially reported missing Dec. 9, 2020.
The disappearance is being investigated by the FBI’s Seattle Field Office and the Tulalip Tribal Police. The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those related to her disappearance with an additional $50,000 offered by the Tulalip Tribes.
For more information about Johnson-Davis’ case, to keep up-to-date about those who are currently missing and learn about grassroots efforts to fight the crisis, visit Missing and Murdered Indigenous People & Families on Facebook.
This story was originally published December 13, 2021 at 12:08 PM.
