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
lowering heavy runner, cecilia barbara phenomena, joseph bruce senior, faith hodge path, moniker and karla yellow bird. each one, beloved by someone, like lissa and loretta, who laid her daughter to rest on the standing rock reserve ration, where carla was raised. i always go to the cemetery a lot, i always take the kids out there as well. we are going to see their mom. how does it feel to be back here? as for lissa, she went with us to the field where her niece spent her final moments. you know, i miss carla. everybody does. i guess i just try to do the best i can to make sure this doesn t happen to anybody else. carla represents so many other women. she does. are you going to keep fighting? keep searching? for sure.