Wednesday marks four years since 15-year-old Nevaeh Kingbird vanished from Bemidji, Minnesota.

Her disappearance led the state to launch its largest-ever search for a missing Indigenous girl .

"I am hoping that this year is the year that makes a difference," said Ana Negretti, with Minnesota's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office (MMIR). "Nevaeh was No. 12 on her volleyball team. I know that she loved her culture, her language, a breakfast burrito from a local place in Bemidji."

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Negretti calls Kingbird's mother, Teddi Wind, a fierce and relentless advocate.

"She's a constant voice for her daughter, making sure that her daughter is not forgotten," Negretti said.

Earlier this year, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children re

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