November 16, 2021

Biden pushes to expand tribes' jurisdiction over non-Native American offenders

Author: Molly Young

President Joe Biden pledged Monday to make Indian Country safer and ordered his top officials to address the national crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people.
The president signed an executive order that gives federal officials eight months to come up with a detailed strategy to prevent and address the high rates of violence that many Native communities face.
His order specifically calls out Oklahoma — requiring justice and interior department officials to assist tribal governments as t...