Biden signs executive order to improve safety for Native Americans

President Biden signed an executive order Monday directing several federal agencies to figure out how to improve public safety for Native Americans and investigate the fates of hundreds of missing or murdered indigenous people. 

The president signed the order after addressing the virtual tribal nations summit from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington.

In a call with reporters, a senior administration official said Biden’s order will address crimes against Native Americans, particularly against Native American women, who “are disproportionately the victims of sexual and gender-based violence,” Fox News reported.

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