Buffalo’s Fire Publisher Jodi Spotted Bear and Bismarck Documenters Program Manager Alicia Hegland-Thorpe discuss the Bismarck Documenters on Prairie Public’s Mainstreet. (Photo contributed by Buffalo’s Fire)
Advocates for victims of domestic violence were overjoyed to see the House pass the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act on Thursday. Just a few days ago, they were convinced that it would be months until the expanded version of VAWA would have a chance of passing both houses of Congress, as House Republicans were standing firm against new provisions expanding protections for Native-American, immigrant, and LGBT victims.