,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #dja  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ab1         
#bjah,mr4 ,da9es 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,te/]1
 ,mr4 ,hoev51 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4 ,g>dn]1 
,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 & ,mr4     
,r\nds7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,designat+ ,may
 #e1 #bjah z ! ,national ,day ( ,aw>5ess
 = ,miss+ & ,murd]$ ,native ,wom5 &     
,girls4  ,:]eas1 accord+ to a /udy      
commission$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 9 
"s tribal communities1 ,am]ican ,indian 
wom5 face murd] rates t are m ?an #aj   
times ! national av]age murd] rate2     
,:]eas1 accord+ to ! mo/ rec5tly        
available data f ! ,c5t]s = ,disease    
,control & ,prev5tion1 9 #bjae1         
homicide--  7#a7 rang$ f ! second to    
sev5? lead+ cause ( dea? = ,am]ican     
,indian & ,alaska ,native females betwe5
 #a & #ci ye>s ( age2 &  7#b7 rema9$ a  
lead+ cause ( dea? = mo/ ,am]ican       
,indian & ,alaska ,native females betwe5

 #dj & #fd ye>s ( age2  ,:]eas little   
data exi/ on ! numb] ( miss+ ,am]ican   
,indian & ,alaska ,native wom5 & girls 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 on ,july #e1  
#bjac1 ,hanna ,h>ris1 a memb] ( !       
,nor!rn ,*ey5ne ,tribe1 0 report$ miss+ 
by h] family 9 ,lame ,de]1 ,montana2    
,:]eas ! body ( ,hanna ,h>ris 0 f\nd #e 
days aft] %e w5t miss+2 ,:]eas ,hanna   
,h>ris 0 det]m9$ to h be5 rap$ & murd]$1
 & ! individuals accus$ ( committ+ ^?   
crimes 7 convict$2 ,:]eas ! case (      
,hanna ,h>ris is an example ( _m simil> 
cases2 & ,:]eas ,hanna ,h>ris 0 born on 
,may #e1 #aiib3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !  
,s5ate-- 7#a7 designates ,may #e1 #bjah1
 z ! ,national ,day ( ,aw>5ess = ,miss+ 
& ,murd]$ ,native ,wom5 & ,girls2 &     
7#b7 calls on ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &   
int]e/$ gr\ps-- 7,a7 to commemorate !   
lives ( miss+ & murd]$ ,am]ican ,indian 
& ,alaska ,native wom5 & girls ^: cases 
are docum5t$ & undocum5t$ 9 public      
records & ! m$ia2 &  7,b7 to demon/rate 
solid>ity ) ! families ( ! victims 9    

light ( ^? trag$ies4