November 16, 2021
‘A matter of dignity’: Biden signs executive order to address violence against Indigenous people
Author: Shondiin Silversmith
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Monday addressing violence against Indigenous communities.
“These efforts are a matter of dignity,” Biden said during the opening ceremony for the White House Tribal Nations Summit. “That’s the foundation of our nation-to-nation partnership.”
The executive order directs the departments of Justice, Interior, Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services to create a strategy that will improve the public safety and justice for Native Americans, as...