This new bill, however, is currently facing criticism as it now lacks crucial safety provisions that would protect Native and LGBTQ+ survivors.
Senate Republicans have just unveiled the new Violence Against Women Act , their version of an important 1994 legislation dealing with cases of domestic violence.
Most alarmingly, Ernst’s bill weakens tribal courts and infringes on tribal sovereignty, which, according to the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center , tremendously hurts Native women, who are subject to extremely high rates of violence. Native women desperately need stronger VAWA protections and provisions. According to the Indian Law Resource Center, more than four in five Native American and Alaska Native women experience violence, and more than one in two have experienced sexual violence. These women also continue to endure the highest rate of sexual assault and are murdered at 10 times the national rate.
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