Attorney General Holder Reaffirms Commitment to Indian Country at Wounded Knee Memorial Site

[The Straight Story]

Attorney General Holder Reaffirms Commitment to Indian Country at Wounded Knee Memorial Site

Last week, Attorney General Eric Holder traveled to Rapid City and Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota to have a robust government-to-government discussion with administration officials and tribal leaders on matters of tribal safety and domestic violence. The tribal listening conference coincided with the one year anniversary of President Obama’s signing of the Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA) into law—a measure aimed at helping both tribal governments and the federal government better address the unique public safety challenges facing Native American communities across the country.

Attorney General Holder also participated in a special wreath laying ceremony at Wounded Knee.

Nearly half a century ago, following his tenure as Attorney General, Robert Kennedy also traveled to Pine Ridge to signal the U.S. government’s commitment to ensuring peace, security, opportunity, justice on tribal lands. President Bill Clinton returned to the site in 1999. “Today, this commitment lives on – and it has been renewed, and strengthened, by this Administration,” said Attorney General Holder.

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