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
country. it s really tragic and eye-opening. it s heart wrenching. to really think about the measure of how we are invisible to america. she says native american women are trying to make themselves visible with events like the national day of action. no more stolen sisters! no more stolen sisters! if a white woman goes missing in a fancy neighborhood somewhere versus an indigenous woman who goes missing off a reservation, are they going to get the same attention? absolutely not. even in this day, present time, they will not get the same attention. in this ongoing tragedy lissa yellow bird found her calling. she decided she would dedicate herself to searching for missing and murdered native american women, she began in her home state of north dakota. and now, from the great plains to the southwest, she uses