In this passage, Daunis learns even more about how complicated justice is—especially when she, an enrolled Tribal member, is the victim. Because of how the tribal and federal laws interact, Daunis is essentially not as important to the feds as Jamie. And Auntie implies that it's the feds’ choice, not Daunis’s, whether to press charges for her kidnapping. So, though Daunis wants to make sure that everyone responsible for hurting her sees justice, she’s unable to do so because of who and what she is.