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President Donald Trump’s new executive order will develop an “aggressive, government-wide strategy” to address the missing and murdered Indigenous women crisis. Named ‘Operation Lady Justice,’ the plan calls for a task force made up of government agency leaders. At the same time, the Department of Justice announced a separate plan establishing 11 coordinators to work with tribes, and state and local agencies to address reports of missing and murdered Indigenous people. We’ll get a rundown of what these efforts could mean for tribes.
Guests:
Annita Luchessi (Cheyenne) – PhD student at the University of Arizona and the executive director of Sovereign Bodies Institute
Lucy Simpson (Navajo) – executive director of the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center
Charmel Gillin (Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes) – tribal council member representing Polson district for the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes
Break 1 music: Tapwe Oma (song) Fawn Wood (artist) Iskwewak (album)
Break 2 music: Qimuksiq Dogsled Ride (song) PIQSIQ (artist) Quviasugvik: In Search of Harmony (album)
