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‘This is a crisis:’ Tribal leaders demand justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women on Capitol Hill

Summary by WNTZ FOX 48

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) –- Tribal leaders were on Capitol Hill Wednesday demanding accountability and asking for more resources for missing and murdered Indigenous women. During a House hearing, tribal advocates described a “crisis” impacting Indigenous women across the country. “This is a crisis, it’s not an issue. It’s a crisis,” Cheryl Horn, a member of the Assiniboine Tribe of Fort Belknap said. Horn, whose two nieces were both found dead, desc…

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