Earlier this year, President Joe Biden signed the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA), a law that protects thousands of women from domestic violence and abuse. The law is especially important for Indigenous women, who have some of the highest rates of domestic violence in the nation.Last summer's Supreme Court ruling in Castro-Huerta v. Oklahoma means abusers can face prosecutors in tribal, federal and now state court.
Severe spring weather made the tribal nation vulnerable to flooding and other damage in early May. Now, communities within the tribal nation's reservation that sustained damage can apply for relief through Muscogee Nation.