The Sahnish Scouts is a non-profit organization group that responds to the disappearances of indigenous peoples in North Dakota.[1][2] The group was founded in 2013 by Lissa Yellowbird-Chase, originally in the Bakken oilfields of North Dakota.[3] The Sahnish Scouts publicize missing persons profiles and updates through social media, such as the Sahnish Scouts Facebook and Twitter page, as well as using posters.[4] The Sahnish Scouts have equipment of boats, sonar, ground-penetrating radar, and dogs to use during searches.[5] The organization has helped search and investigate across the Midwest and Northern Plains, Lissa Yellowbird herself having worked on missing cases within North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and even California.[5]
Reserve de Fort Berthold. Area of the beginning of the Sahnish Scouts.
The Sahnish Scouts was created after Sahnish woman Lissa Yellowbird-Chase noticed several missing oil workers in the Bakken oilfields of North Dakota and family members not being able to find answers on the missing people.[6][7] The organization's efforts are a response to a broader crisis of missing and murdered indigenous people in the United States.[5] The Sahnish Scouts' mission is not only to find the missing and murdered peoples, but to also provide a safe space for friends and family of those persons.[1]
Notable casesedit
KC Clarke was a 29-year-old man who moved to the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota for work and was reported missing in 2012.[8] Lissa Yellowbird-Chase and the Sahnish Scouts worked for 4 years on the case, but in a court case in 2016, Clarke's employer, James Henrikson, confessed to having hired a person to kill Clarke.[9] Henrikson was then charged with murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and solicitation to commit murder-for-hire for KC Clarke, but his remains have yet to be found.[8]
Olivia Lone Bear was a 32-year-old woman who went missing from the Fort Berthold Reservation in 2017.[5] Lone Bear was reported missing by her father after noticing her wallet and phone left in the house.[citation needed] The next summer, Lissa Yellowbird-Chase and the Sahnish Scouts went out on Lake Sakakawea, equipped with a sonar, which then found Lone Bear's truck and her body inside.[5]
Rita Papakee was last seen leaving work at 1pm on January 16, 2015. She was reported missing to her family on February 18, 2015. The case has been ongoing with few leads. The Sahnish Scouts led a community search of Tama county and the Meswaki Nation she called home.[10] As of December 2022 she remains missing.
Carla Yellowbird left home with a friend Suna Guy heading to the spirit lake reservation in August 2016. After her family had not heard from her, they reported her missing.[3] Carla, who is Lissa Yellowbird-Chase's niece, was later found to have been murdered in a robbery attempt by Suna Guy and 2 other men. They were convicted in 2019 of murder and sentenced.[2]
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^Lussenhop, Jessica (2019-03-25). "The woman in search of Indian Country's missing". High Country News. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
^Murdoch, Sierra Crane (2020). Yellow Bird : oil, murder, and a woman's search for justice in Indian country (First ed.). New York. ISBN978-0-399-58915-7. OCLC 1102796143.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ ab"706: A Mess to Be Reckoned With". This American Life. 2020-05-30. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
^"Oil truck operator convicted in North Dakota murder-for-hire case". Reuters. 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
^"Sahnish Scouts Bring Assistance with a Renewed Search for Rita Papakee". Meskwaki Nation. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
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sahnish, scouts, profit, organization, group, that, responds, disappearances, indigenous, peoples, north, dakota, group, founded, 2013, lissa, yellowbird, chase, originally, bakken, oilfields, north, dakota, publicize, missing, persons, profiles, updates, thro. The Sahnish Scouts is a non profit organization group that responds to the disappearances of indigenous peoples in North Dakota 1 2 The group was founded in 2013 by Lissa Yellowbird Chase originally in the Bakken oilfields of North Dakota 3 The Sahnish Scouts publicize missing persons profiles and updates through social media such as the Sahnish Scouts Facebook and Twitter page as well as using posters 4 The Sahnish Scouts have equipment of boats sonar ground penetrating radar and dogs to use during searches 5 The organization has helped search and investigate across the Midwest and Northern Plains Lissa Yellowbird herself having worked on missing cases within North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota Iowa Montana Oklahoma Nebraska and even California 5 Reserve de Fort Berthold Area of the beginning of the Sahnish Scouts Contents 1 Mission 2 Notable cases 3 See also 4 ReferencesMission editThe Sahnish Scouts was created after Sahnish woman Lissa Yellowbird Chase noticed several missing oil workers in the Bakken oilfields of North Dakota and family members not being able to find answers on the missing people 6 7 The organization s efforts are a response to a broader crisis of missing and murdered indigenous people in the United States 5 The Sahnish Scouts mission is not only to find the missing and murdered peoples but to also provide a safe space for friends and family of those persons 1 Notable cases editKC Clarke was a 29 year old man who moved to the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota for work and was reported missing in 2012 8 Lissa Yellowbird Chase and the Sahnish Scouts worked for 4 years on the case but in a court case in 2016 Clarke s employer James Henrikson confessed to having hired a person to kill Clarke 9 Henrikson was then charged with murder for hire conspiracy to commit murder for hire and solicitation to commit murder for hire for KC Clarke but his remains have yet to be found 8 Olivia Lone Bear was a 32 year old woman who went missing from the Fort Berthold Reservation in 2017 5 Lone Bear was reported missing by her father after noticing her wallet and phone left in the house citation needed The next summer Lissa Yellowbird Chase and the Sahnish Scouts went out on Lake Sakakawea equipped with a sonar which then found Lone Bear s truck and her body inside 5 Rita Papakee was last seen leaving work at 1pm on January 16 2015 She was reported missing to her family on February 18 2015 The case has been ongoing with few leads The Sahnish Scouts led a community search of Tama county and the Meswaki Nation she called home 10 As of December 2022 she remains missing Carla Yellowbird left home with a friend Suna Guy heading to the spirit lake reservation in August 2016 After her family had not heard from her they reported her missing 3 Carla who is Lissa Yellowbird Chase s niece was later found to have been murdered in a robbery attempt by Suna Guy and 2 other men They were convicted in 2019 of murder and sentenced 2 See also editSexual victimization of Native American women Suicide among Native Americans in the United States Historical trauma Native Americans in the United StatesReferences edit a b SAHNISH SCOUTS SAHNISH SCOUTS Retrieved 2022 11 10 a b FBI silent on missing woman s link to death Bismarck Tribune Sep 28 2016 a b The amateur sleuth who searched for a body and found one BBC News 2019 03 25 Retrieved 2022 12 05 Sahnish Scouts Kindle Project Kindle Project Retrieved 2022 11 10 a b c d e Rausch N April 1 2020 Missing Indigenous People Sparks Activists Self Taught Searchers to Help Families Awaiting Answers The Circle News from an American Indian Perspective Lussenhop Jessica 2019 03 25 The woman in search of Indian Country s missing High Country News Retrieved 2022 12 05 Murdoch Sierra Crane 2020 Yellow Bird oil murder and a woman s search for justice in Indian country First ed New York ISBN 978 0 399 58915 7 OCLC 1102796143 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link a b 706 A Mess to Be Reckoned With This American Life 2020 05 30 Retrieved 2022 11 29 Oil truck operator convicted in North Dakota murder for hire case Reuters 2016 02 25 Retrieved 2022 11 29 Sahnish Scouts Bring Assistance with a Renewed Search for Rita Papakee Meskwaki Nation Retrieved 2022 11 14 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sahnish Scouts amp oldid 1140492264, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
