In addition to widespread poverty, insufficient health care and a host of other challenges, Native American communities in our country face persistent, egregious violence. In fact, Attorney General William Barr this week has done the country a badly needed service by pointing out that there is a virtual war against Native American women. Further, the National Institute of Justice estimated that 1.5 million Native American women have experienced violence in their lives – and more than half experienced sexual violence. As Cole put it: “Native women are more than one-and-a-half times more likely than White women to have experienced violence in the past year. Cole and others are taking steps to protect Native American girls and women.

Source: Fox News November 28, 2019 16:18 UTC