High crime rates in Native communities targeted by proposed law
Wed, July 23, 2008
Posted in Alaska News
Legislation introduced today seeks to address the problem of high crime rates in Native communities and reservations across the country. The Tribal Law and Order Act of 2008 was introduced by Senate Indian Affairs Committee chair Byron Dorgan of North Dakota. It’s in response to a call by tribal leaders for help with disproportionate rates of rape and sexual assault perpetrated against Native women as well as clarifying and strengthening law enforcement presence in Native communities.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
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Clarifying and supporting tribal law enforcement, as part of regional law enforcement and emergency preparedness also, is long overdue.
It would be useful, if the reporters tracking this could also add how the proposed laws would affect Alaska. “Indian Country” is one of those usurped terms, now with specific legal meaning. There is no “Indian Country” in Alaska, except for our one “reservation”. I’m sure Sen M is aware of this and has added the appropriate language, but it never hurts to check.
Alaska is fortunate that “native villages” may also partake of state coordination and funding– getting that in fact is another problem as our shamefully underfunded and undersupported VPSOs attest.