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100			_aGilbert, Sheena L. _99994
245			_aDecolonizing VAWA 2021 : _ba step in the right direction for protecting Native American women _cSheena L. Gilbert, Emily M. Wright and Tara N. Richards
260			_bSage, _c2021
500			_aFeminist Criminology, 2021, Advance online publication, 25 May 2021
520			_aThe Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was hallmark legislation aimed at combating violence against women. While violence against women is a national issue that affects women of all race/ethnicities, it affects Native American women the most, as Native women experience the highest rates of violence. Violence against Native women is rooted in colonization because it decreases the power of tribal government, diminishes tribal sovereignty, and devalues Native Americans, which in turn leaves Native women more vulnerable to victimization. As such, amendments to VAWA must take particular action on violence against Native women, including actions that support decolonization. The 2013 VAWA reauthorization acknowledged colonization and was the federal government’s first step in the decolonization process. It restored tribal jurisdiction over some VAWA crimes, but there are still gaps regarding protecting Native women. This policy analysis examines the proposed VAWA reauthorization, HR 1620, and provides three specific recommendations in order to better protect Native women: (1) allow tribes to write their own rape laws, (2) expand tribal jurisdiction to all VAWA crimes and stranger and acquaintance violence, and (3) enhance tribes’ abilities to secure VAWA funds and resources. These recommendations are discussed in terms of existing literature and implications for Native people and Native communities. (Authors' abstract). Record #7144
650		0	_97388 _aALASKA NATIVE PEOPLE
650		0	_97387 _aAMERICAN INDIAN PEOPLE
650		0	_aCOLONISATION _95710
650		0	_aCRIME _9163
650		4	_9307 _aINDIGENOUS PEOPLES
650			_aLAW REFORM _9338
650			_aRAPE _9488
650		4	_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
650			_aViolence Against Women Act (US) _99995
650		0	_aVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN _93088
650			_aIWI TAKETAKE _95589
650			_aPŪNAHA TURE TAIHARA _95580
650			_aTAITŌKAI _95943
651			_aINTERNATIONAL _93624
651		4	_aUNITED STATES _92646
700			_aWright, Emily M. _99996
700			_98227 _aRichards, Tara N.
773	0		_tFeminist Criminology, 2021, Advance online publication, 25 May 2021
830			_aFeminist Criminology _96602
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/15570851211016044 _zDOI: 10.1177/15570851211016044
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE