Tzip on Nostr: "Under federal law, tribal courts cannot prosecute bad actors who commit major crimes ...

"Under federal law, tribal courts cannot prosecute bad actors who commit major crimes like murder, rape and arson on tribal land, Hill-Ferguson said. Instead, they rely on the FBI to investigate these crimes and the U.S. Attorney’s office to prosecute...

“As the tribal attorney, I received letters of declination where the U.S. Attorney's Office was declining to prosecute very violent crimes on the reservation,” Hill-Ferguson said."

https://www.nativenewsonline.net/currents/tribal-leaders-press-lawmakers-for-solutions-to-solve-mmiw-crisis

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