November 25, 2021

Biden's order seeks federal strategy to prevent and respond to violence against Native Americans within 240 days

Author: DANIELLE KAEDING | WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO

Native American leaders and Wisconsin’s attorney general are hoping to see more resources and support to address missing and murdered Indigenous women under an executive order signed recently by President Joe Biden.
Biden’s order directs U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to develop a federal strategy to prevent and respond to violence against Native Americans, including the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous people, within 240 days.
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