Taryn Minthorn, a Native American woman who lives on Oregon's Umatilla Indian Reservation, was abused by a boyfriend. The case against him was the first test of a new law empowering tribes to prosecute non-Indians for acts of domestic violence.
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The next pipeline fight
First Nations activists are using an array of tactics to oppose KinderMorgan's proposed TransMountain pipeline across British Columbia. Using lawsuits, direct action, and construction of tiny homes in the pipeline's path, Cascadia's Indigenous nations are taking lessons from the Standing Rock protests in North Dakota.