President Barack Obama's VAWA Law Signing Spotlights Native Women Warriors

Rob Capriccioso
March 11, 2013
During the March 7 signing ceremony in the offices of the United States Department of the Interior of the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), Vice President J...

VAWA, Good News-Bad News, and Dirty Oil: How Obama Gave Himself Cover to Kill Native Sacred Sites

Gyasi Ross
March 07, 2013
INCREDIBLE NEWS: On Thursday, February 28th, 2013, the House of Representatives finally decided that Native women, LGBTQ women, and immigrant women were worthy of protections from ...

President Obama Signs Violence Against Women Act Into Law

ICTMN Staff
March 07, 2013
President Barack Obama this morning signed into law the reauthorized Violence Against Women Act that includes tribal provisions...

The Week That Was: The Big Stories in Indian Country, March 3, 2013

ICTMN Staff
March 03, 2013
It's our weekly roundup of the stories that mattered most in Indian country: • VAWA PASSES: The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization passed the U.S...
Renée Roman Nose

VAWA Victory!

February 28 marks the first day in the history of the United States when Native women living on reservations will be offered equal protection from violent criminals as most non-reservation women had since the original passage of VAWA ten years ago....

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March 01, 2013

Looking Back to the Future of VAWA: Suzan Shown Harjo: "Congress, Make the Streets Safe for Indian Women, Too"

ICTMN Staff
March 01, 2013
In one of her columns for Indian Country Today , Suzan Shown Harjo wrote: "Only the reinstatement of tribal jurisdiction and remedies has a chance of reversing the epidemic levels ...

Reactions to Passing of Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Continue

ICTMN Staff
March 01, 2013
Reactions continue to arrive following the House passing of the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization on February 28, complete with the tribal provisions recently included in ...

A Proud Day for Tribal Advocates of the Violence Against Women Act

Rob Capriccioso
February 28, 2013
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization passed the U.S. House on February 28 by a vote of 286 to 138...

Rapid Reactions to House Passing of Violence Against Women Act

ICTMN Staff
February 28, 2013
American Indian women had their voices heard today as the U.S. House passed the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act with the U.S...

Violence Against Women Act With Tribal Provisions Passes House; On to President Obama for Signature

Rob Capriccioso
February 28, 2013
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization has passed the U.S. House by a vote of 286 - 138. It includes the U.S...

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