Violence against Native women must be stopped now!!!! Change the laws in Indian country that make it happen. STOP IT NOW!!!!!

Unbelievable that Native people are still struggling for the basic right to sovereignty on their own land.

I too will vote to protect ANY woman from abuse

What happened to equal protection under the law? Women should not be afforded any more rights or protections of the law if they want equality of the law.

Right now native american women are given less rights and protections then non-native americans. This is not right and needs to be changed. The fact is that native american women are 2.5 times more likely to be raped than other women in the USA, and 86 percent of those rapes are committed by non-natives who are rarely punished for it.

personally i feel that dv laws should be absolute everywhere , whether u r on or off the reservation, there should be no getting away with dv or any illegal act ...all that message seems to put out is "hey go to the res commit a crime and run off it like a coward , natives cant do nothing once ya leave, kinda like having diplomatic immunity , i feel that is an injustice not only to the police but most of all the women on the res and everywhere in the continental US and the world that strive to make this world a better, safe place not only for ourselves ,but for women of all nationalities and cultures and our kids and future generations

Good luck! You are going to need it!

Are the white members of congress afraid to be subject to the law enforcement bodies on reservations ? Now, why would that be? :-) Jamie Okulam

Current law does nothing to address the jurisdictional gap in Indian Country that leaves Native women without equal access to justice. In short, an Indian women raped or beaten by her non-Indian husband often has nowhere to turn for protection under existing law. Tribal law enforcement has no authority to intervene because the perpetrator is a non-Indian; the State has no authority to intervene because the victim is an Indian; and Federal Government-- the body with exclusive jurisdiction--has neither the will nor the resources to intervene in misdemeanor level domestic violence cases.

Take back your control of your Native Territory because they do not care what happens to Indigenous people, they would change it if white women were being treated like crap. take back your power and stop honoring their laws that go against the next generation of Indigenous people. They want genocide to continue at a slow pace.

There should be no form of immunity from punishment for any form of domestic violence against women, or men, for that matter! I fail to understand the logic against Native Americans having jurisdiction over their own tribes.

The indians have a right to form their own protection rights. HOW LONG WILL THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT CONTINUE TO CONTROL THEIR RIGHTS. They have taken everything important to them already.

The indians have a right to form their own protection rights. HOW LONG WILL THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT CONTINUE TO CONTROL THEIR RIGHTS. They have taken everything important to them already.

I'm glad Tom Cole isn't afraid to act like an actual public servant on this issue and work toward what is best for his community and not just what satisfies old wealthy republicans. I don't get to feel like I'm actually being represented very often in Oklahoma, even by Cole.

I'm glad Tom Cole isn't afraid to act like an actual public servant on this issue and work toward what is best for his community and not just what satisfies old wealthy republicans. I don't get to feel like I'm actually being represented very often in Oklahoma, even by Cole.

Not going to happen because we matter even less than those from other nations. If it was happening in Africa, Europe or Asia then congress and the president might care. It is only happening to First Nations women so its not a priority. After all we are just less then dirt on their collective shoes. Personally I say we should enact the old laws they worked. The White Mans never will and all we have learned form them is to be "CIVILIZED" that includes becoming pedifiles, rapist, drug dealers and thieves. We lost our souls to the predominate culture and are now asking them to save us? No we should save ourselves because trusting a white man in the white house or even a black one is so not in our best interests. Remember the President is not our friend despite his protests because if he was, well then maybe he would make this a priority. Instead he worries about New Town a tragic thing but, more native women have died or been harmed then that in the last 200 plus years. Of course those children were white.

Look up the policies of colonialism and realize the white race will never allow the Indigenous any humanitarian rights. As invaders and conquerors, they reserve the right to steal all indigenous lands and resources and to get rid of the Indigenous altogether. it don't matter if they're republican or democrat, they refuse to recognize the indigenous till everything is stolen.
our silent leaders refuse to educate themselves on the history of this country and refuse to stand up for their people, content in making careers in losing their peoples lands and resources.
The part in VAWA dealing with Indigenous woman is why the House of Representatives killed the bill. Any indigenous who belong to the republicans or democrats should be ashamed of themselves to be a part of society trying to kill off their own people.