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President Obama proclaims January National Stalking Awareness Month

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Leahy, Crapo Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Reauthorize Landmark Violence Against Women Act

Nearly 20 years after the Violence Against Women Act was first signed into law, U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) introduced bipartisan legislation Wednesday to further strengthen and improve the programs authorized under the landmark law to assist victims and survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

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SAVE Native Women Act Introduced

Senator Akaka introduces S.1763, legislation that would give tribes more power to prosecute violence against Native women.

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Setting the Standard: Domestic Policy Implications of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held an oversight hearing, Setting the Standard: Domestic Policy Implications of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, on June 9, 2011

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Rapa Nui Update: Protective Measures Granted

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights grants protective measures to Rapa Nui; members of Hito clan arrested for occupying their ancestral lands.

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Restoring Respect for the First Women of this Land

Commentary by Terri Henry | February 2, 2011 It was with great honor that my nation, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, hosted the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Ms. Rashida Manjoo.

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Obama announces US support for the UN Declaration

President Obama announced the U.S. support of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at the December 16, 2010 Tribal Nations Consultation in Washingtong, D.C.

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Chile tiene la responsabilidad internacional de respetar los derechos humanos de la Nación Rapa Nui

Rapa Nui struggle to reclaim lands and protect culture

Indian Law Resource Center staff are moving quickly to protect human rights and sacred sites of the Rapa Nui Nation, made up of approximately 36 clans living on "Easter Island." The Island is in the southeastern Pacific Ocean and is a special territory of Chile, annexed in 1888.

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U.S. Weighs Endorsing Indigenous Rights Declaration

The declaration lays out the fundamental rights of the world's indgenous peoples.

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Observations from the October Tribal Leaders Consultations

Representatives met with U.S. officials to discuss the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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Indian woman a plaintiff in hiring lawsuit at Census Bureau

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An Indian woman is a named plaintiff in a lawsuit that alleges discrimination in hiring at the U.S. Census Bureau, The Albuquerque Journal reports.The Indian Law Resource Center is co-counsel.

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Safe Women, Strong Nations

In the United States, violence against indigenous women has reached unprecedented levels on tribal lands and in Alaska Native villages. More than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced violence, and more than 1 in 2 have experienced sexual violence.

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Mohawk Nation Land Claim

In February 2005, the Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs (a traditional Haudenosaunee government), the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe , and the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne signed an agreement with Governor George Pataki to resolve their historic claim to lands in Northern New York.