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Brianna and Grace Ibl
Brianna and Grace Ibl
Sexual Assault
By: Grace Levatino and Brianna Garcia
Question:
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Thesis
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Statistics
Native American
women are 2x more
likely to experience
sexual assault
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1968 Federal Appellate Court
Ruling
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Federal Government Sterilization
Programs
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
and Churches control of
schools
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Custer’s Revenge (1982)
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Court Cases and
Acts
Oliphant v. Suquamish (1978): Supreme Court ruled that the
Oliphant Tribe lacked the authority to prosecute non-tribal
members of crimes committed on Indian land.
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The Most Influential Issue
Funding
-Not enough funding from Federal
Government
-There are 2,500 Native tribal
uniformed officers to serve 1,400,00
Natives living on tribal lands
- Not a proper number of rape kits
available.
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1:13-2:10
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show
/tribal-justice-prosecuting-non-native
s-sexual-assault-indian-reservations
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Target Audience:
Sexual assault organizations
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Our Product
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TAKING ACTION!
Resources That Can Help!
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Closing
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