{"id":2718,"date":"2020-10-12T15:38:27","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T20:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=2718"},"modified":"2020-10-12T15:48:26","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T20:48:26","slug":"rep-haaland-hails-official-signing-of-mmiw-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2020\/10\/12\/rep-haaland-hails-official-signing-of-mmiw-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Haaland welcomes official signing of #MMIW legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=row><div class=col-md-8>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NotInvisible?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NotInvisible<\/a> even during a pandemic. I wear red for all the stolen sisters, mothers and daughters. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MMIW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MMIW<\/a> National Day of Awareness <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WhyWeWearRed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WhyWeWearRed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f1AIjoskwO\">pic.twitter.com\/f1AIjoskwO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rep. Deb Haaland (@RepDebHaaland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDebHaaland\/status\/1257748571404881923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico): &#8220;I wear red for all the stolen sisters, mothers and daughters.&#8221;\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h1-responsive\">Haaland: Not Invisible, Savanna\u2019s Acts Now Law<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, October 12, 2020<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDebHaaland\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/a> <A href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RepDebHaaland\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-facebook\"><\/I><\/a> <A href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/RepDebHaaland\/\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/I><\/a><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/haaland.house.gov\/\">haaland.house.gov<\/a><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\r\nAlbuquerque, N.M. &#8211; Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01) released the following statement after the President signed the Not Invisible Act [<a href=https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/116th-congress\/senate-bill\/982>S.982<\/a>] and Savanna\u2019s Act [<a href=https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/116th-congress\/senate-bill\/227>S.227<\/a>], two bills aimed at addressing the missing and murdered indigenous women\u2019s crisis. The two bills become law as communities across the country get ready to celebrate Indigenous People\u2019s Day in place of Columbus Day. The holiday seeks to recognize the indigenous people who thrived in the western hemisphere ahead of colonization, acknowledge the human rights atrocities, which are at the root of the MMIW crisis, and celebrate indigenous peoples\u2019 contributions to the country.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\r\n\u201cEveryone in this country deserves to feel safe in their communities, but a long history of violence against native people has led to the disappearance and murder of Native Americans at alarming rates. Today, we celebrate two huge steps to combat the missing and murdered indigenous women\u2019s crisis, an effort led by survivors, activists, and Native women across the country. My Not Invisible Act Not Invisible Act and Representative Norma Torres\u2019 Savanna\u2019s Act are historic steps that will begin the long road ahead to finally stop our sisters, daughters, neighbors and friends from going missing without a trace,\u201d said Congresswoman Deb Haaland.\r\n <p><\/p>\r\nThe Not Invisible Act of 2019, is be the first bill in history to be introduced and passed by four members of federally recognized tribes: Deb Haaland (Pueblo of Laguna), Tom Cole (Chickasaw Nation), Sharice Davids (Ho-Chunk Nation), and Markwayne Mullin (Cherokee Nation). The Not Invisible Act creates an advisory committee on violent crime composed of law enforcement, tribal leaders, federal partners, service providers, and survivors to make recommendations to the Department of Interior and Department of Justice and provide best practices.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_twitter-com\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDebHaaland\/status\/1315069961551798273\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/26\/ildpgf___200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Rep. Deb Haaland (@RepDebHaaland) on X\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDebHaaland\/status\/1315069961551798273\">\n\t\t\tRep. Deb Haaland (@RepDebHaaland) on X\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDebHaaland\/status\/1315069961551798273\">\n\t\t\t<p>After decades of Native women\u2019s work to raise awareness &amp; demand action, we can celebrate two huge steps to address the #MMIW crisis. #NotInvisible &amp; #SavannasAct are now law.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"X (formerly Twitter)\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tX (formerly Twitter)\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\r\nSpeaker Pelosi also signed Savanna\u2019s Act a bill led by U.S. Representative Norma Torres and co-led by Congresswoman Haaland named in honor of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind, a 22-year old pregnant member of the Spirit Lake Tribe who was tragically murdered in August 2017. Savanna\u2019s Act addresses the disturbing increase in murdered and missing Native American women by creating new guidelines for responding to such cases, and by incentivizing their implementation.\r\n\r\n <p><\/p>\r\n\r\nThe Senate companion bills to Not Invisible Act and Savanna\u2019s Act led by U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska),respectively, passed the Senate floor in March by unanimous consent, were taken up and passed by the U.S. House in September, and were signed by the President today.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cEveryone in this country deserves to feel safe in their communities, but a long history of violence against native people has led to the disappearance and murder of Native Americans at alarming rates,&#8221; said Rep. 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