Tribes receive crime victim funds
Three Oklahoma tribes were awarded nearly $2 million this week to support crime victims. Nationwide, the Office for Victims of Crime awarded more than $5.7 million to support crime victims in Native American communities in Alaska, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Washington and Wisconsin.
The Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma received $704, 949 to hire a crime victim advocate and to develop a cultural outreach program for those affected by violence. Th