across the nation, it s heart wrenching. to really think about how we are invisible. i don t want another family to ever feel like how we felt. hello, and welcome to dateline. we carla yellow bird mmiw grew up surrounded by love on her north dakota indian reservation, when she vanished her family was frantic to find her, and believed authoritarians were not doing enough. it is a common feeling in native american circles. but the yellow birds had a secret weapon, carla s own aunt happened to be a no nonsense investigator determined to find the truth. here s andrea canning with the secrets of spirit lake. there s been a lot of sacrifice that went with this, on a personal level, you know. but you are never done? never done. her name is lisa yellow bird, her job defies description. investigator, interrogator, searcher of last result. the one people turn to in their very worst moments. this is backbreaking, this is 24/7. this is you living and breathing this. const
cringe when i hear that because that doesn t matter. they are still a human being. the issue with missing and murdered is so systemic that there are no easy answers. you bring such a unique perspective. one thing does bring hope to native american communities, the appointment of interior deb haaland as secretary of the interior. in that role, she oversees the bia, the first native american to do so. when i see an indigenous woman missing, i see one of my own sisters or my cousins, or one of my auntie s, or even my own child. i take this obligation once a single mother on food stamps, haaland put herself through law school and was elected to congress before being named to the cabinet. when indigenous women look at you, what do you hope they see? i ve lived that life and i want their voices to be represented here. tackling the missing and murdered indigenous women s crisis is a priority for
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