The Long Walk Home: The Disappearance of Angela Jane Foxglove

On May 24, 2007, eighteen-year-old Angela Jane “Ivalu/Ang” Foxglove disappeared from Selawik, Alaska. She was last seen wearing black pants with white checkers, a black tank top, two blue sweaters, and Adidas sneakers. Angela told people she planned to walk the 32 miles from Selawik to Noorvik to see her boyfriend. She never arrived. She never came home.

Angela was Native, with brown eyes and black hair, about 5’4” and 130 pounds. Seventeen years later, the trail remains quiet, but her community refuses to let her memory fade.

Angela was more than a case file; she was a basketball player, sometimes a cheerleader, and a volunteer who liked to help Aana Eileen at camp. Her family called her “Ang.” She was a daughter and sister—Leonard’s older sister, Roger’s big sister, and Alyssa’s sister; Harry and Virginia were her parents. Her sister Marilyn Frankon shared treasured memories for a community tribute celebrating Angela’s life: pickup games, cheering from the sidelines, and family camping trips that stitched the seasons together. Squarespace CDN+1

Remembering these details matters. In a landscape where Indigenous women too often go missing without headlines, “How They Lived”—a project by Data for Indigenous Justice—centers the joy, personality, and love that shaped Angela’s life. It insists that we say her name and honor who she was, not just how she was lost. Data For Indigenous Justice

What We Know

• Missing since: May 24, 2007
• Missing from: Selawik, Alaska
• Age at disappearance: 18
• Height/Weight: 5’04”, ~130 lbs
• Eyes/Hair: Brown / Black
• Clothing last seen in: Black pants with white checkers, black tank top, two blue sweaters, Adidas sneakers
• Plan that day: Talked about walking to Noorvik (~32 miles) to see her boyfriend

If you were in Selawik, Noorvik, or along the trail that week in 2007—if you heard a story secondhand, if someone confided in you years later—your memory could help.

Do You Know Something?

• Alaska State Troopers: (907) 269-5511

  • Case # 07-0041-652

• NamUs # MP67135

• Or contact your local police with any information

Even a small detail can open a door. For Angela. For her family. For all who loved Ivalu—Ang.

With gratitude to Data for Indigenous Justice’s How They Lived series for centering Angela’s story and memories from her family.