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The second day of the 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit is about to begin. Tune in!
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NEWS: The House quietly just passed Savanna's Act, a long overdue bill that addresses missing and murdered indigenous women m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5f…
This will probably get lost in today's news.
But imagine women + girls in your community just disappearing and being murdered. Law enforcement having little or no data on what's going on. Media not paying much attention to their cases.
This is happening to indigenous women.
But imagine women + girls in your community just disappearing and being murdered. Law enforcement having little or no data on what's going on. Media not paying much attention to their cases.
This is happening to indigenous women.
The bill Congress passed today has taken years to pass and it shouldn't have.
If white women + girls were disappearing and being murdered it would be treated like a crisis. This is happening to Native women + girls. Congress has barely addressed it.
If white women + girls were disappearing and being murdered it would be treated like a crisis. This is happening to Native women + girls. Congress has barely addressed it.
I'm gonna do a little thread that I think you should read. (1/14)
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful young Native woman named Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind. She lived in Fargo, North Dakota. She was 22 years old. She was eight months pregnant. And then she disappeared. (2/14)
Her parents called the police. After reports of suspicious behavior by a couple who lived in the same apt building as Savanna, the police got a search warrant & smashed in the door to their apt. They found the woman who lived there with a newborn. It was Savanna's baby. (3/14)
In the US Senate, I've made it a priority to raise awareness about the challenges in Indian Country & help stand up for Native American families. Follow along today and on Monday to learn more.
84% of Native American women experience violence in their lifetime. But outside of Indian Country, few people are aware of this epidemic. That’s why I introduced #SavannasAct to help law enforcement crack down on these horrible crimes.
Combating the crisis of missing & murdered Native American women is about hope, justice & letting Native women across the country know that they're #NotInvisible—and that’s what #SavannasAct aims to help achieve. Read more @inforum inforum.com/news/4339231-s…
