The bill recognizes tribal authority over non-Indians who commit crimes against children and against law enforcement. The bill addresses that "American Indians and Alaska Natives are 82.5 times more likely to experience violent crimes" and that "The vast majority of American Indian and Alaska Native victims, 96 percent of female and 89 percent of male victims, report being victimized by a non-Indian."
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The Nation of Hawai'i is leading efforts to reclaim sovereignty and address historical injustices stemming from the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs today announced that the Department of the Interior has accepted retrocession to the United States of partial criminal jurisdiction over the Skokomish Nation...
