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Raping Indian Country, Sarah Deer, Elizabeth Kronk Warner
Raping Indian Country, Sarah Deer, Elizabeth Kronk Warner
Utah Law Faculty Scholarship
In this article, we have examined the policies of the Trump Administration as they relate to extractive development on and near Indian country, and policies related to the protection of Native people from rape and sexual assault. As demonstrated above, the Administration’s policies are likely to increase both the environmental and physical vulnerabilities of Native people. Native people will not only likely face exasperated physical insecurity, but their environments will likely be increasingly stripped on natural resources. As a result, the raping of Indian county continues. But, this article is not without hope. At least two ways forward, improvements upon …