This is important for so many within our Native American communities when it comes to supporting our law enforcement officers there who are severely hindered in their ability to address the crisis of not just MMIW, but drug trafficking, other violent crimes that are devastating our tribes.
Cortez Masto emphasizes the importance of legislation for Native American law enforcement.
Share & report
More from Catherine Cortez Masto
I don't think that that is consistent with our trust obligation to Indian people, when we are not prosecuting cases in Indian Country that we prosecute elsewhere.
I believe that we must ensure that our tribal communities have the resources they need to thrive.
I know the BIA is, because I talk to BIA agents in Nevada. Their geographic territory is ridiculous, and there are very few of them.
Other voices in this conversation
