Another tribe asserts authority over non-Indians as VAWA remains in limbo

The Violence Against Women Act remains mired in partisan politics in the nation's capital but tribes continue to utilize the law to protect their communities.

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of the latest to assert authority over non-Indians as part of the law. The tribe recently updated its code to take advantage of landmark provisions in VAWA, as well as the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010.

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