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Washington lawmakers need to give American Indian tribes more authority and more money to effectively protect children from violence. A federal task force delivered that message to Attorney General Eric Holder yesterday.   

Holder and federal lawmakers will now assess which of the task force's recommendations can be implemented.   

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Sarah Deer, a professor at William Mitchell College of Law and a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation. She worked closely with the task force in developing its recommendations.

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MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with legal scholar and advocate Sarah Deer about the task force and its work.

Washington has to give American Indian tribes more authority and more money to effectively protect their children from violence. That's the message delivered to Attorney General Eric Holder by a federal task force yesterday.   Holder and federal lawmakers will now assess how many of the task force's recommendations can actually be implemented.   MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Sarah Deer, a professor at William Mitchell College of Law and a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation. She worked closely with the task force in developing its report.

Task force: Tribes need more authority, dollars to protect kids

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