In Washington

by Staff Pioneer Times
15 years ago

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ImageIN WASHINGTON — By Invitation, Tribal Chief Brenda Commander and Jane Root, Director of Maliseet Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Program attended the ceremony at the White House where President Obama signed into law H.R. 725 – the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010. This law entering into force marked an important step forward in beginning to address some of the many continuing injustices that Native American and Alaska Native communities – particularly Native women – face in this country.