"Under federal law, tribal courts cannot prosecute bad actors who commit major crimes like murder, rape and arson on tribal land, Hill-Ferguson said. Instead, they rely on the FBI to investigate these crimes and the U.S. Attorney’s office to prosecute...
“As the tribal attorney, I received letters of declination where the U.S. Attorney's Office was declining to prosecute very violent crimes on the reservation,” Hill-Ferguson said."
https://www.nativenewsonline.net/currents/tribal-leaders-press-lawmakers-for-solutions-to-solve-mmiw-crisis
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“As the tribal attorney, I received letters of declination where the U.S. Attorney's Office was declining to prosecute very violent crimes on the reservation,” Hill-Ferguson said."
https://www.nativenewsonline.net/currents/tribal-leaders-press-lawmakers-for-solutions-to-solve-mmiw-crisis
#MMIW #Indigenous #Native
Tribal Leaders Press Lawmakers for Solutions to Solve MMIW Crisis
WASHINGTON – Native American tribal leaders urged lawmakers to increase federal funding and implement national reporting systems to help solve the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) on Wednesday.Elyse Wild (Native News Online)
