A new provision introduced with the reinstated federal Violence Against Women Act allocates funds to empower tribal governments to exercise jurisdiction on tribal land.
Ishmael Hope, left, and other Alaska Native representatives at the 2013 Choose Respect rally in Juneau, Alaska, asking legislators to address issues with the Violence Against Women Act.
With the strong backing of Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the reauthorization made it through the Senate long after it was passed by the House. Murkowski said that there is plenty of evidence that the current system is not doing the job of protecting rural Alaska women and children. The provision includes two sections with significant changes to tribal jurisdiction. The first part offers clarification.
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