,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bgh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #a1 #bjai,ms4  
,moore 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,haal&1 ,ms4     
,davids ( ,kansas1 ,mr4 ,"y1 ,mr4       
,grijalva1 & ,mr4 ,cole7 submitt$ !     
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces        
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives to recognize ! crisis
 ( viol5ce aga9/ ,native wom54  ,:]eas  
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]age2 ,:]eas 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 ,native    
wom5 face "s ( ! highe/ levels ( viol5ce
 ( any gr\p1 b !re is little data t     

exi/s on ! numb] ( miss+ ,am]ican       
,indian & ,alaska ,native wom5 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,am]ican ,indians 
& ,alaska ,natives are #b4e times m     
likely to exp]i5ce viol5t crimes & at   
lea/ #b times m likely to exp]i5ce rape 
or sexual assault crimes ?an p :o are n 
,am]ican ,indians or ,alaska ,natives2  
,:]eas #if p]c5t ( female & #hi p]c5t ( 
male ,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native 
victims report be+ victimiz$ by a       
non-,indian2 ,:]eas accord+ to a #bjaj  
,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice report1 
! ,(fices ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,attorneys  
decl9$ to prosecute ne>ly #eb p]c5t (   
viol5t crimes t occur 9 ,indian c\ntry2 
,:]eas ,indian ,tribes report t *ildr5  
are usually involv$ 9 dome/ic viol5ce & 
dat+ viol5ce incid5ts t occur on ,indian
 l&s1 ei!r z witnesses or z victims     
!mselves2 ,:]eas ! ,indian ,law & ,ord] 
,commission issu$ a report entitl$ ,a   
,roadmap = ,mak+ ,native ,am]ica ,saf]1 
:i* recomm5ds ! re/oration ( ! inh]5t   
au?ority ( ,tribal c\rts2 & ,:]eas      

,tribal communities %\ld be able to     
protect !mselves f dat+ viol5ce1 dome/ic
 viol5ce1 & *ild viol5ce1 & f viol5ce   
committ$ aga9/ memb]s ( ! ,tribal ju/ice
 sy/em3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives expresses ! s5se ( !    
,h\se to recognize ! crisis ( viol5ce   
aga9/ ,native wom54