'Essential first step': Congress moves to act on crisis of violence against Native women

Senator Lisa Murkowksi tells the Guardian ‘justice was not there’ for indigenous families, but says change is coming

For generations, the deaths and disappearances of Native American women and girls have haunted Indian country. Despite the alarming number of indigenous women who vanish each year from tribal land, rural communities and cities, there is no official accounting of the murdered and missing.

Now, amid a growing demand for answers in the era of #MeToo, political momentum is building on Capitol Hill to finally address these tragedies – and to prevent future ones.

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