On some Native lands, Indian women are murdered at more than 10 times the national average.

This is also a life and death issue. Ashlynne Mike was an 11-year-old Navajo girl who was kidnapped, raped, and murdered in 2016.

The Violence Against Women Act was passed in the House in April of this year, and it has yet to see the light of day on the Senate side.

Do you believe the FBI is making adequate effort to assist in coordinating, collecting data, and providing resources to Indian Country, for these Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women cases?

When it comes to broadband access, according to the FCC more than 21 million Americans lack access to high-speed, fixed broadband.

The Bridging Agency Data Gaps & Ensuring Safety Act addresses the gaps in national MMIW data by requiring BIA direct-service officers and FBI agents with jurisdiction in Indian Country to report missing persons cases to the NamUs database.

Statistics show that 8 in 10 Indigenous women will be raped, stalked, or abused in the course of their lifetimes.

I think it is interesting that that is the first thing they did to really hone their skills as a bureau.

I attended the Senate's oversight hearing on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. That was back in December.

Has BIA considered proposing and/or supporting the establishment of a single database for MMIW cases?

Thank you. When you say that it is being rolled out to more tribes as we move forward, what is the application process like for tribes to participate in TAP each year?

The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women issue has been one of my top priorities this Congress.

Senator Udall, who has been a great lead on this issue in New Mexico, cited 'poor coordination, limited data, and insufficient resources' as barriers to solving these cases during that hearing.

BIA's Office of Justice Services (OJS) reports different data to both FBI and the National Institute of Justice's (NIJ) crime databases--violent crimes resulting in death get sent over to the FBI, while missing persons data are sent to NIJ.

Will the information or notes collected from this listening session be made public?

Has your agency done any work to address the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women crisis in urban locations with high populations of Native Americans?

It is imperative that we continue to work in partnership and create safe communities and arrest the trend of issues plaguing our Native communities.

There must be a financial imperative for industry to decarbonize.