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Women and Crime

Lissa Yellow Bird

Women and Crime

Cloud10

True Crime, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Ep 170: One woman’s come-back from drugs and incarceration would lead her to a life of service in helping indigenous families find their lost loved ones This is the Lissa Yellow Bird story Sources for Today's Episode: High Country News BBC News Dateline episode “Secrets of Spirit Lake” Indian Law Resource Center The National Crime Information Center The Department of Justice The White House.gov/factsheet The book “Yellow Bird” by Sierra Crane Murdoch Credits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced by James Varga Audio Editor, Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro Music by Dessert Media Show your Support: The easiest way you can support us is by leaving a review, telling your friends, sharing on social media or by sending us a note. We love to hear from our audience! You can also support the show through the following ways: Follow Us on Social: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/womenandcrime Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womenandcrimepodcast/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@womenandcrime Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/womenandcrime Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/womenandcrime Twitter: https://twitter.com/WomenAndCrime Patron - ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade to get an extra episode every month, exclusive AMAs with the hosts, lecture series on criminal justice, our true crime book club, and more! Check out our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime Apple Subscriptions - Ad-free shows are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $1.99 a month. Merchandise - For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out: https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merch Help is Available: If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation. For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/ Keywords: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This podcast features criminologists discussing sensitive themes and topics.

0:04.8

Listen or discretion is advised.

0:07.2

One woman's comeback from drugs and incarceration would lead her to a life of service and helping indigenous families

0:15.2

find their loved ones. This is the Lissa Yellowbird story. Hi Amy again. Hi, I'm again. I'm good.

0:34.0

Today.

0:35.0

I'm going to

0:38.0

Hi Amy.

0:41.0

Hey Megan, how are you? I'm good. Today's episode is my first one to

0:46.7

celebrate Women's History Month and I'm pretty excited about it. I can't wait to

0:51.0

hear what you have. Yeah, we didn't talk about the cases we were

0:53.9

choosing for these. We did not. We only kind of ran up by each other to make sure we

0:58.1

didn't choose the same one, which we've, I don't think we've ever done. I don't think we've

1:01.9

ever chosen the same case, that's good we have different

1:04.8

interests but for me today's story was inspired by a book I read with our

1:10.4

wonderful book club called Yellowbird and this was written by Sierra Crane Murdoch.

1:16.5

So just briefly Murdoch spent eight years in an immersive investigation to deliver a true story of not just crime but the

1:25.2

cultural and historical underpinnings of loss, violence, and healing of people

1:31.4

living on tribal lands.

1:33.0

Her work is really incredible

1:35.0

and again, she devoted so much time

1:38.0

living with people and really speaking to everyone in the community.

1:41.0

It's a very, very insightful piece of work.

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