Bills to curb violence against indigenous people, human trafficking sent to North Dakota governor

FARGO — A package of legislation aimed at preventing human trafficking and violence against indigenous people is heading for Gov. Doug Burgum’s desk.

Freshman Rep. Ruth Buffalo, D-Fargo, first brought forward one of the bills, House Bill 1313, to create a database for missing indigenous people. But the legislation expanded to include all North Dakotans because the state doesn’t collect this data.

Already approved by the North Dakota House, the bill passed the state Senate unanimously Friday, March 29.

Two other related bills with Buffalo as the main sponsor have been sent to Burgum: House Bill 1311 for law enforcement training on cases of missing and murdered indigenous people, and House Bill 1507 to prevent human trafficking by training hotel employees.

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