David Heska Wanbli Weiden: Federal law often leaves Native women unprotected

(Sebastian "Vela" Velazquez | The Las Cruces Sun News via AP file photo) An indigenous woman is depicted in a mural by artist Sebastian "Vela" Velazquez, erected on the Cruces Creatives building wall in Las Cruces, N.M., on June 4, 2019.

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