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Missing and Murdered Indigeous People

By: Chase McGhay

Future

With these new leaders new ideas of what to do with tribal funds. This is going towards new programs and methods to raise awareness for the protection of their communities

Bright Future comes in the way of new leaders who have been impacted and are aware of the systemic problems

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1896

This same year Oliphant v. SuquamishThis case was used to make tribe that are dependent on the United States lose the authority to try non-indians in court. This was expanded to non-tribal members that are natives in Duro v. Reina (1990)

United States v. WheelerAllows for Trial by a Tribe and Federal Government (not a violation of double jeopardy)

Talton v. MayesConfirmed the Rights of tribal Sovereignty Especially when it comes to making laws

One of the largest ways that awareness is being raised is through public displays

5712 reports of Missing women from Native communitities

Only 27 of 132 Tribal law enforment agencies reported connection to Human Trafficking

Article 7 From Blackfeet TreatyUS must protect Tribal members from Unlawful acts of whites in Tribal land

Top reasons for MMIW are the historical trauma around the colonization, racism and sexual objectification of Native women and girls

Awareness

Reporting

2016

Only 6 of 61 major city law enforment agencies reported at least 1 Native victim in connection to Human Trafficking

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Articles ​ Archives U.S. Department of Justice. (2020, January 22). 687. Tribal Court jurisdiction. Justice Manual | 687. Tribal Court Jurisdiction | United States Department of Justice. https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual-687-tribal-court-jurisdiction#:~:text=The%20Supreme%20Court%20held%20in,the%20tribe%20in%20Duro%20v. Justia. (n.d.). United States v. Wheeler, 435 U.S. 313 (1978). Justia Law. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/435/313/ Legal Information Institute. (n.d.). Talton v. Mayes. Legal Information Institute. https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/163/376

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