Pass the Violence Against Women Act with the provision that Protects Native American Women

There is a loophole in current law that prevents tribal authorities, who have jurisdiction over crimes committed on Indian territory by Indians, from having any authority over non-Indian male abusers. That’s despite the fact that non-Indian men account for an estimated 80 percent of rapes of Indian women, and that the astronomical rate of abuse of Indian women is well documented by the federal government. This is wrong. And there is a provision in the Violence against Women Act that would change this. But according to a Huffington Post report, it’s proving the last sticking point for House Republican leadership. The version of the bill passed by the House did not include the expanded protections for Native, immigrant and LGBT victims, Please sign this to urge the house to pass the Senate version of the bill, which does include these provisions.