32-year-old Indigenous woman Olivia Lone Bear was reported missing on Oct. 27, 2017. Nine months later, her body was found secured with a seatbelt in the passenger-side seat of a submerged truck in Lake Sakakawea.⁠ ⁠ While what happened to Lone Bear remains a mystery, a site set up in the wake of her disappearance — Searching for Olivia Lone Bear — notes the number of missing and murdered indigenous women in the region, and the Bakken oil fields, is an epidemic. ⁠ ⁠ To read the full article, click the link in our bio.