Sumi Gail Juan, a 32-year-old member of the Hoopa Valley Tribe, was last seen in early October 2010 near Hoopa Elementary School in Hoopa, California and was reported missing on October 29, 2010 after not being seen by family for weeks. She was described as 5 feet 10 inches, about 200 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes, a birthmark on the back of her left calf, and she wore eyeglasses. Sumi was a single mother who had suffered several health problems and been a victim of domestic violence prior to her disappearance.

Authorities sought to speak with two people, Robert Hodge Jr. and Debra Jealous-Of-Him, who may have been with Sumi around the time she went missing; neither was considered a suspect. Despite various efforts, Sumi has never been found and the case remains unsolved, one example cited in discussions of missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office.