LAME DEER — It's been three years since the body of Deanna Limberhand of Lame Deer was found in the Stillwater River near Absarokee. Her family still lives without answers surrounding her death, memorializing the day her body was found with a powwow Saturday.
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Rynalea Whiteman Pena
Family members said she was found beaten and bound. They've taken over July 20, celebrating Limberhand's life at the Lame Deer Powwow grounds to remember the 39-year old woman.
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Rynalea Whiteman Pena
Dozens of friends and family took part in memorial dances and walks, hoping to remind the public of the MMIP epidemic impacting them and so many others.
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Rynalea Whiteman Pena
Limberhand left behind five children.