Paul Cook: “I am very, very, very worried about the Kurds. This is our ally.”

Four out of five Native women are affected by violence, with the U.S. Department of Justice finding that American Indian women face murder rates that are more than 10 times the national average.

Energy independence is our Nation, and energy independence is critical for our Nation to continue on.

My hope is that we can understand the root causes, if we can get there, of these persistent challenges.

It is important that we all work together to address these horrific crimes and find a way to end this unprecedented violence against Native women.