Indian Working Group U.S. Department of Justice Introduction harm. The Division also protects inmates’ right
[email protected] Civil Rights Division American Indians and Alaska Natives are to practice their religion without unnecessary The Division’s Indian Working Group helps the protected by federal civil rights laws. The Civil restriction. The laws we enforce do not cover Division enforce the laws and meet its Rights Division of the U.S. Department of federal facilities. Contact the Special Litigation responsibilities to Indian Country and Native Justice enforces federal laws barring Section to make a complaint. American people. The Working Group increases discrimination based on a person’s race, color, awareness of Native American civil rights issues Protecting the Civil Rights national origin, gender, sexual orientation, Police Misconduct within the Civil Rights Division, within the disability, or religion. National origin www.justice.gov/crt/split Department of Justice, and throughout the of American Indians discrimination includes failure to provide It is illegal for state or local law enforcement country. You may contact the Indian Working and Alaska Natives language services such as interpreters or offices to systematically deprive people of their Group by email at: translations for people who don’t speak English. rights. Federal laws protect people from
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