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DOJ Declares Law Enforcement Emergency in Rural Alaska 

On June 28, 2019 the U.S. Department of Justice declared a law enforcement emergency in rural Alaska and announced new funding for the law enforcement needs of Alaska Native villages. This funding includes $6 million dollars for the State of Alaska to hire law enforcement officers in rural...

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UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues calls for an Expert Group Meeting on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

[Helena, MT, July 2, 2019] - The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues has recommended that the governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States, in cooperation with UN entities, “organize an international expert group meeting, by 2021, on ongoing issues of violence against...

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Declaración de la Coordinación Indígena de Abya Yala

**RENUNCIA: Aunque el Centro no participó en la Coalición de la Coordinación Indígena de Abya Yala, es importante destacar las contribuciones que esta Coalición hizo durante la 49a Asamblea General de la Organización de los Estados Americanos. Esta Coalición apoyó mucho la posición y la...

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Statement of the Indigenous Coordination of Abya Yala

**DISCLAIMER: Though the Center did not participate in the Indigenous Coordination of Abya Yala Coalition, it is important to highlight the contributions this Coalition made during the 49th General Assembly of the Organization of American States. The Coalition was very supportive of our...

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Statement of the Indigenous Nations and Organizations Coalition to the Organization of American States' 49th General Assembly

June 26, 2019
Luis Fernando Arias
National Indigenous Organization of Colombia
Medellín, Colombia
(Español)

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Declaración de la Coalición de Naciones y Organizaciones Indígenas ante la Asamblea General 49° de la Organización de Estados Americanos

Junio 26, 2019
Luis Fernando Arias
Organización Nacional Indígena de Colombia
Medellín, Colombia
(Inglés)

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Identical Bills to Address Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Introduced

The Not Invisible Act of 2019, S. 982, is a bipartisan bill introduced on April 2, 2019 by Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Jon Tester (D-MT), that seeks to engage law enforcement, tribal leaders, federal partners, and service providers to respond to the crisis...

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SCOTUS upholds tribal hunting rights in Herrera v. Wyoming

May, 2019 -- In Herrera v.
Panel Urges UN to Act on Indigenous Women’s Rights

On April 24, 2019, Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center, Indian Law Resource Center, National Congress of American Indians, and the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center held a panel discussion at the United Nations in New York, Violence against Indigenous women in the United States: How...

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Panel of Indigenous Experts to Discuss Violence Against Indigenous Women in the United States at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

March 24, 2019 | New York, NY  ̶  Speakers from American Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages and indigenous organizations are converging for an important panel discussion on violence against indigenous women.  The side event, Violence Against Indigenous Women in the United States: How...

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