,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #fj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ac1 #bjag,mr4
 ,da9es 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,te/]1 ,mr4    
,lank=d1 ,mr4 ,g>dn]1 ,mr4 ,frank51 ,mr4
 ,hoev51 & ,mr4 ,udall7 submitt$ !      
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution 
,designat+ ,may #e1 #bjag1 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 ! ,c5t]s 
= ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1       
homicide 0 ! ?ird lead+ cause ( dea?    
among ,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native
 wom5 betwe5 #aj & #bd ye>s ( age & !   
fif? lead+ cause ( dea? = ,am]ican      
,indian & ,alaska ,native wom5 betwe5   
#be & #cd ye>s ( age2 ,:]eas little data
 exi/ on ! numb] ( miss+ ,am]ican       
,indian & ,alaska ,native wom5 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$2 ,:]eas ! case (      
,hanna ,h>ris is an example ( _m simil> 
cases2 & ,:]eas ,hanna ,h>ris 0 born on 
,may #e1 #aiib3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !  
,s5ate-- 7#a7 designates ,may #e1 #bjag1
 z ! ,national ,day ( ,aw>5ess = ,miss+ 
& ,murd]$ ,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 ^: cases are     
docum5t$ & undocum5t$ 9 public records &
 ! m$ia2 &  7,b7 to demon/rate solid>ity
 ) ! families ( victims 9 light ( ^?    
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