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For Native American Women, Sex Assault Is 'the Norm'

Rate of rape much higher than the rest of the country

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted May 23, 2012 12:37 PM CDT

(Newser) – The official number is bad enough: One in three American Indian women have experienced rape or attempted rape, a rate more than twice the national average. But it gets worse: One survey finds that in some rural villages, the rate of sexual violence is as...   Read full story »

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