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Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

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This story was filed on September 10, 2013

On March 7th, 2013 President Obama signed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Re-authorization into law. The VAWA re-authorization included new language to provide protections for Native American women living on reservations who faced the threat of domestic violence from non-Native partners or spouses. Tribal courts will now be able to prosecute non-Indian perpetrators of […]read more

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Jodi Rave Spotted Bear (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation)

Founder & Editor in Chief

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

Location: Twin Buttes, North Dakota

Spoken Languages: English

Topic Expertise: Federal trust relationship with American Indians; Indigenous issues ranging from spirituality and environment to education and land rights

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