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PRI: Professor Sarah Deer discusses tribal jurisdiction in VAWA
Friday, February 15, 2013
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"A re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act is making its way through the US Congress. Stopping violence against women, doesn’t seem like there’s much to debate about? Yet, some legislators have balked at one new provision pertaining to Native American women." Get the Story: How Borders Affect Native American Women’s Rights (PRI's The World 2/14) Related Stories: NCAI President Keel calls on Congress to protect Indian women (2/15) Republican blames VAWA vote on tribal jurisdiction provisions (2/14) Opinion: Tribal jurisdiction provision violates U.S. Constitution (2/14) Tribes hail passage of VAWA with tribal jurisdiction provision (2/13) Senate keeps tribal jurisdiction provisions in VAWA measure (2/12) Senate set for vote on VAWA with tribal jurisdiction provisions (2/11) Editorial: Reauthorize VAWA with tribal jurisdiction provisions (2/11) Column: Failing to respond to violence against Native women (2/11) Senate rejects alternative to VAWA without tribal jurisdiction (2/8) Senate set to vote on VAWA with tribal jurisdiction provision (2/7) White House backs tribal jurisdiction provisions in VAWA bill (2/5) Frontline: Closing a loophole in VAWA to help Native women (2/5) Ryan Dreveskracht: Tribal provisions of VAWA up for debate (2/5) Opinion: The Violence Against Women Act is on life support (01/28) Matt Remle: Violence against women, violence against earth (1/25) Haley Elkins: Media goes silent on the failure to pass VAWA (1/24) NCAI calls on Congress to pass Violence Against Women Act (01/24)

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