‘American Diagnosis’: A Fuller Moon Rising — Revised ‘Violence Against Women Act’ Offers Hope
Channel: KFF Health News
Date: 2022-03-22

Episode 5: Power to Police Perpetrators

You can listen to the full episode here: https://khn.org/news/article/american-diagnosis-a-fuller-moon-rising-revised-violence-against-women-act-offers-hope/

‘Rezilience,’ Season 4 of the ‘American Diagnosis’ podcast, traces the resilience of Indigenous peoples in the US taking action to protect the health and well-being of their communities.

Among Native survivors of violence, more than 90% reported they had experienced violence from a perpetrator who was non-Native, according to a survey funded by the U.S. Department of Justice. 

The Violence Against Women Act was reauthorized on March 10, 2022, reaffirming tribes’ authority to prosecute non-Native perpetrators of sexual violence and certain other crimes. It expands prosecution power for tribal nations in Maine and Alaska and offers funding to support law enforcement implementation of VAWA. 

Voices from the episode:

- Lisa Brunner, founding member of the Violence Against Women Task Force, adjunct professor at the White Earth Tribal & Community College 
- Mary Kathryn Nagle, playwright, partner at Pipestem Law, specializing in tribal sovereignty of Native nations and peoples, executive director of the Yale Indigenous Performing Arts Program 
- Alfred Urbina, attorney general for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Arizona

Season 4 of “American Diagnosis” is a co-production of KHN and Just Human Productions.