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Native children face high rates of abuse and neglect on reservations. Most of these crimes are committed by non-Indians which under the 1978 Supreme Court Ruling, Tribal Law Enforcement are not allowed to prosecute non-Indians for their crimes. Native children often do not receive treatment for violence. This continued violence has an impact on child development. Tribes push for more legal protections to help Tribal Law Enforcement prosecute non-Indians for their crimes. Native women are two and half time more likely to be raped or sexual assaulted than any other ethnic group. The Violence Against Woman Act was authorized in 1994 which excluded Native Women. The act was reauthorized in 2013 and went into effect in 2015. This act allowed Tribal Law Enforcement to prosecute Non-Indians for domestic violence against Native Women. Which still leaves a loop hole for non-Indians to commit crimes such as rape, child abuse, and sexual assault against Native Americans. Tribal Law may not protect people outside the reservation even if the non-Indian is prosecuted on Tribal Land. Nearly 1 percent of the U.S. population are Native Americans. But about 40 percent of people involved in sex trafficking are Native women and children. Natives are a vulnerable target due to the unprotection of Tribal Law. Some Native women and children are sold and shipped outside the country. Tribal Governments push for more legal protections for Native Americans but the justice system is not to make immediate actions in the near future.

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