"The "Garden of Truth: The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota" report released this afternoon is the excellent research work of the Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition and Prostitution Research & Education.

The report was released at a press conference at the William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul. US Senator Al Franken, D - Minnesota, commented to Native News Network Thursday morning. Senator Franken is a member of US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.

"One-in-three American Indian women is raped or sexually assaulted in her lifetime. Forty percent of American Indian women experience domestic violence. And nearly one-in-five American Indian women is a victim of stalking. These startling statistics underscore that the state of affairs is simply not acceptable," stated Senator Franken."

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