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Ajijaakwe
Wiisaakodewikwe (of Anishinaabe, Irish/German, and African American ancestry); feminist; policy wonk; writer; contributing editor at Native American Netroots and blogger at Daily Kos. Background in NDN and tribal issues, good government and access to justice, domestic and sexual violence prevention and support programs, victims' rights.
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Obama Signs Act To Empower Native Americans to Fight Rape
July 29, 2010 by Ajijaakwe · 10 Comments
One in three Native American women will be raped at least once in her lifetime. And that’s why President Obama’s signing of the Tribal Law and Order Act today is so vital. Tribes will now have the right–and the resources–to investigate and prosecute rapes perpetrated by non-Natives on tribal lands. For 500 years, rape has [...]
