By Gina Hill | Alaska Headline Living | November 2025
The Anchorage Police Department is urgently asking the publicās help in finding 19-year-old Angel Chagluak, a young Alaska Native woman reported missing on November 29, 2025. According to police, she was last seen or heard from around 8:00 p.m. on November 28, near the 4300 block of Dale St. Angel is described as roughly 5ā²5ā³ tall, 125 lbs, with short black hair and brown eyes. Her clothing at the time she disappeared is unknown. Importantly, investigators say Angel has a decreased mental capacity. Anyone with information is asked to call Dispatch at 311, case number 25-36818.
š The Larger Crisis: Indigenous Women Disproportionately Impacted
- Nationwide, in 2016 the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) loggedĀ 5,712 reportsĀ of missing American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) women and girls, yet onlyĀ 116Ā of those ever appeared in the federal missing-persons database NamUs.Ā United Indian Health Services+2Bureau of Indian Affairs+2
- In a 2018 nationwide survey by Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) spanning 71 U.S. cities, AI/AN women and girls accounted forĀ 506 unique casesĀ of murder or disappearance; of those,Ā 25% were missing-person cases,Ā 56% were homicides, andĀ 19% remained unresolved or with unknown status.Ā United Indian Health Services+2NCAI+2
- The vulnerability of AI/AN women to violence is staggering: a 2016 study found thatĀ 84.3%Ā of AI/AN women have experienced violence in their lifetimes; among them,Ā 56.1%Ā experienced sexual violence,Ā 55.5%Ā reported intimate-partner violence, andĀ 48.8%Ā were stalked.Ā Michigan.gov+2Wassaja Center+2
- In Alaska, where Native people make up roughly one-fifth of the population, Indigenous individuals account forĀ more than 60% of recorded homicide victims.Ā ArcticToday+1
What this means: cases like Angelās are part of a long-standing, deep crisis. The fact that so many AI/AN women go missing or are murdered, with data severely undercounted, points to systemic failures in reporting, classification, investigation, and prevention.Ā Department of Justice+2United Indian Health Services+2
š Why Angelās Case Demands Attention
Given those grim statistics and patterns:
- Angel is young (19), which places her in a demographic that research highlights as especially at risk.
- Her mental vulnerability may make her more dependent and less able to seek help or protect herself, a factor that heightens urgency.
- The rapid, public alert from the Anchorage Police may improve her chances of safe recovery, but only if the publicĀ recognizes her,Ā shares information, andĀ stays vigilant.
š What You Can Do Right Now
- Keep an eye out for anyone matching Angelās description, especially near Anchorage and any transport hubs, given possibilities of travel.
- Share this announcement widely among community networks, social media, tribal groups, and shelters, visibility matters.
- If you have any information, no matter how small, call Dispatch atĀ 311Ā and reference case #Ā 25-36818.
Even as individuals, we can help break the pattern. Angelās disappearance is more than a single case. Itās part of a larger pattern that demands awareness, action, and accountability. Letās help bring her home.
