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In Indian Country, the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault crimes have been described as arduous task. More so, determining whether the federal, state, or tribal government has criminal jurisdiction is perplexing. The various U.S. Supreme Court decisions and Federal Indian policies that influence tribal sovereignty restrict tribal government's authority over violent crimes that occur on tribal lands. In my thesis, I discuss U.S. Supreme Court decisions and federal Indian policies create a framework for colonial management and federal paternalism in Indian Country, which restrict tribal sovereignty and sentencing authority in criminal cases that occur on tribal lands and against their citizens. I introduce the Indigenous Woman's Justice Paradigm as a conceptual framework for Indian nations to develop an alternate system for responding to sexual assault crimes on tribal lands. The purpose of my research is to promote the cultural renewal of Indigenous justice practices to develop sexual assault jurisprudence or reform tribal rape law that are victim-centered and community controlled.
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Title
- Ending sexual violence against American Indian women: a Diné woman's perspective on renewing concepts of justice on tribal lands
Contributors
- Fulton, Madison Eve (Author)
- Vicenti Carpio, Myla (Thesis advisor)
- Marley, Tennille (Committee member)
- Killsback, Leo (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Date Created
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2015
Subjects
- Native American Studies
- Indigenous Woman's Justice Paradigm
- Sexual Assault
- Tribal criminal jurisdiction
- Tribal lands
- Tribal sovereignty
- Violence against American Indian women
- Indian country (United States law)
- Indian women--Violence against--United States.
- Indian women
- Indian women--Crimes against--United States.
- Indian women
- Indian women--Abuse of--United States.
- Indian women
- Indian women--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
- Indian women
- Indians of North America--Criminal justice system.
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Note
- thesisPartial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2015
- bibliographyIncludes bibliographical references (pages 74-79)
- Field of study: American Indian studies
Citation and reuse
Statement of Responsibility
by Madison Eve Fulton