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The Red Cliff Ojibwe Nation Reservation was held this month where Sen. Tammy Baldwin met up with tribal officials where she heard the concerns of these indigenous people, especially women, and promised to address them.

"Native women earn just 60 cents to every dollar a white man makes. Today is #NativeWomensEqualPay Day—marking how long it takes for Indigenous women to catch up to what white men made the last year. It's past time we close the wage gap by passing the #PaycheckFairness Act," Baldwin tweeted.

Native women are three times more likely to go missing and be murdered than white women. Baldwin discussed these concerns on her visit, and she mentioned that she'd be working on addressing this concern by strengthening the Violence Against Women Act.

She even talked about the broadband issues in the area and furthered her support by providing an official letter declaring the same to the grant that the tribe has submitted at the U.S. Department of Commerce's Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program.

Tribal officials also complained about wolf hunting quotas and regulations but said they were overall pleased with Baldwin's visit.