Obama Signs Violence Against Women Act into Law
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President Obama signed the expanded Violence Against Women Act into law on Thursday afternoon. With the law’s signing, tribes now have jurisdiction to prosecute non-Native Americans for crimes committed against women on Indian land. “Indian Country has some of the …read more
Jodi Rave Spotted Bear (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation)
Founder & Editor in Chief
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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