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General Resources
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The never-ending maze: Continued failure to protect Indigenous women from sexual violence in the USA (Amnesty International, 2022)
More than half of all American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime; one in three have experienced rape. Since Amnesty International first reported on this issue in 2007, rates of violence against Indigenous women have not significantly changed, and the US government continues to fail to adequately prevent and respond to such violence. This report details some of the factors that contribute the high rates of sexual violence against Indigenous women, and the barriers to justice that they continue to face.
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Creating Pathways to Social Change and Healing Cultural Harm (MIWSAC and Share Time Wisely, 2022)
Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition (MIWSAC) and Share Time Wisely Consulting Services collaborated to envision collective empowerment and liberation to address white supremacy, lateral oppression, and potentially heal historical harmnastics experienced by and between Indigenous, African American, Asian/API, Latina and other communities. This collaboration is an effort to apply the common lessons learned from the vicarious harm done to our immediate Minneapolis and national communities.
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Indigenous Social Determinants of Health (Seven Directions)
This site brings together ISDoH related resources and a six-module training to share in your communities. The material and resources we share center Indigenous perspectives and views on health, healing, and well-being. This training will allow public health practitioners to reevaluate social determinants of health from an Indigenous lens.
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Human Trafficking Awareness (Mending the Sacred Hoop, January 2024)
This is a recorded training by Mending the Sacred Hoop for Harrah’s Cherokee Casinos employees.
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Healing Through Unity (Reflection of Inspiration, 2024)
Healing through Unity: Honoring Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)
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Violence Against Native Peoples Fact Sheet (CDC)
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Repairing & Reclaiming: Intersections of Sexual Violence and Healthy Sexuality (National Tribal Sexual Assault Resource Center, 2023)
This panel discussion features MIWSAC Staff Jolene Engelking & Ingrid Anderson as well as Anna Goldtooth from Planned Parenthood North Central States exploring how sexual violence and healthy sexuality are linked within Tribal communities as well as strategies for prevention and programs.
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Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women And Men: 2010 Findings From The National Intimate Partner And Sexual Violence Survey (National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, 2016)
Few estimates are available to describe the prevalence of violence experienced by American Indian (AI) and Alaska Native (AN) women and men. In addition, these estimates are often based on local rather than national samples. The few available national estimates are often based on very small samples. These small samples do not always accurately represent the AI and AN population in the United States. This study provides the first set of estimates from a national large-scale survey of victimization among self-identified AI and AN men and women on psychological aggression, coercive control and entrapment, physical violence, stalking, and sexual violence, using detailed behaviorally specific questions. These results are expected to raise awareness and understanding of violence experienced by AI and AN people. The webinar also highlights the need for additional services that are needed for AI and AN victims of crime—a need that has been persistently noted but lacked the research to support efforts to increase resources or allocate them appropriately.
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Violence against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and the Criminal Justice Response: What is Known (Ronet Bachman, Heather Zaykowski, Rachel Kallmyer, Margarita Poteyeva, Christina Lanier 2008)
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Focus Group on Public Law 280 and the Sexual Assault of Native Women (Tribal Law and Policy Institute, 2007)
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Tribal Resource Tool
Provides a listing of all services available for American Indian/Alaska Native Survivors of crime and abuse. This website also identifies gaps in victim services so they can be addressed. The project team has gathered input from stakeholders across Indian Country and urban Indian communities about the design and content of the tool. Over 100 stakeholders have been engaged through web-meetings, in-person meetings, and focus groups.
Youth
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The Tribal Youth Resource Center Presents: Indigenous Ways of Knowing – Tribal-based Practices (Tribal Youth Resource Center Newsletter, Vol. 3 Issue 1)
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Roots of Resilience: Empowering Our Most Vulnerable Youth (Tribal Youth Resource Center Newsletter, Vol. 3 Issue 2)
Two-Spirit and Native LGBTQ+
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Two-Spirit and Native LGBTQ+ Resources (Tribal Youth Resource Center)
Welcome to the Two-Spirit and Native LGBTQ+ resources page on the OJJDP Tribal Youth Resource Center website! We strive to bring education and awareness of the many struggles, challenges, and triumphs of our Alaskan Native and American Indian youth, including our youth who identify as Two-Spirit or Native LGBTQ+. TYRC is working to bring acceptance, inclusiveness, empathy, compassion, support, and equity for our youth who identify as Two-Spirit and Native LGBTQ+ relatives. With this page, we hope to bring understanding and education for those who are working with Native youth in their communities.
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Designing Your Work With Native Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ Relatives in Mind (National Tribal Sexual Assault Resource Center)
These tips and considerations are intended for the development of sexual violence programming with Native Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ relatives in mind but may be applicable to a variety of populations within your community.
Engaging Men
Created by Native menfolk, for Native menfolk of all ages, MIWSAC piloted our Men’s Toolkit in late 2023. The Toolkit helps to facilitate a to return to ancestral practices and ways of knowing around masculinity and healthy sexuality.
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Native Men’s Gathering: Experiences That Shape Behaviors and Beliefs about Violence Against Women (Office on Violence Against Women, 2016)
Summary of Roundtable Discussions Held August 23-24, 2016 Oneida Nation, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Housing
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WEBINAR: The Nexus between Gender Based Violence and Housing Insecurity for American Indian and Alaska Native Survivors (NRCDV)
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Understanding the Connections Between Sexual Violence and Housing in Indigenous Communities (Presentation Slides from STTARS Director Caroline LaPorte and STTARS Safe Housing and Shelter Specialist Clarice Charlie-Hubbard presented at the MIWSAC 2024 Strengthening Sovereign Responses to Sex Trafficking in Indian Country and Alaska Conference)
Reproductive Health
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Reproductive Health of Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Women: Examining Unintended Pregnancy, Contraception, Sexual History and Behavior, and Non-Voluntary Sexual Intercourse (Urban Indian Health Institute)
This report presents information on pregnancies, births, sexual history and behavior, contraceptive use, non-voluntary sex, and unintended pregnancy among urban American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women nationwide. We examined national data which has never been examined for AI/AN, in order to help fill a need for baseline information and to better understand previously identified disparities in health status and risk behaviors in this population.
Indigenous Evaluation Resources (Webpage)
Blogs
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The Importance of Data Collection for Violence Against Native American/Alaska Native Women (NSVRC, 2022)
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Part 1 - Inequity and the Increased Risk of Sex Trafficking for American Indian Girls and Women (NSVRC, 2023)
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Part 2 - Inequity and the Increased Risk of Sex Trafficking for American Indian Girls and Women (NSVRC, 2023)
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Remembering the Children of Native American Residential Schools (NSVRC, 2022)
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A unique tool connecting American Indian/Alaska Native survivors to services they need (NSVRC, 2019)
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Native American Heritage Month: Celebrated through Book and Film (NSVRC, 2021)
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Reflecting on A Sacred People: Celebrating Native American Heritage Month (NSVRC, 2022)
Podcasts
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Using an Indigenous Circle Process for Evaluation (NSVRC, 2021)
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COVID-19 and Health Equity: How an Indigenous Value Helped Slow the Spread of COVID-19 (NSVRC, 2021)
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Mending the Sacred Hoop Podcast
2024 National Sexual Assault Conference (NSAC) Tribal Prevention Workshops (Webpage)
Organizations
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National Tribal Sexual Assault Resource Center (led by the Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition)
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Alliance of Tribal Coalitions to End Violence and link to Tribal Coalitions listing and contacts
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Supporting Our Circle: The National Tribal Clearinghouse on Sexual Assault (NTCSA)
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National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC)
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Seven Directions Indigenous Public Health Institute
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National Indigenous Child Welfare Association
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Two Spirit Advocacy
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National Tribal Justice Resource Center
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Tribal Youth Resource Center
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United National Indian Tribal Youth: Unity, Inc.
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Tribal Protection Orders
Public Health-Focused Resources (collected by the National Network of Public Health Institutes)
These frameworks, resources, and trainings provide tools that Tribal Coalitions aiming to address sexual violence prevention within their communities can utilize. These tools can help empower Tribal Coalitions to plan, implement, and assess interventions using evidence-based public health prevention approaches.
Training Opportunities
The Indigenous Public Health Leadership Learning Pathway is curated to introduce–or reinforce–the essential principles that serve as the pillars of the work we do in public health with Indigenous Peoples. This learning pathway is designed for upcoming Indigenous Public Health Leaders and professionals and non-Indigenous Allies.
This informative and practical course is designed to help you understand and plan developmentally appropriate injury and violence prevention efforts that take into account the latest research on brain development. Using examples, interactive exercises, and real data sources, the course walks you through the process of analyzing injury and violence data through a developmental lens to tailor and implement your efforts. It also guides you through connecting with partners and communities to plan and work together on applying this knowledge to injury and violence prevention efforts. Learners may benefit from participating in the course over three sessions.
Frameworks, Tools, and Evidence-based Approaches to Prevention
Indigenous communities have always engaged in review and reflection. Western research and evaluation frameworks may not align with ancestral and cultural wisdom, and we hope to address this through our Indigenous Evaluation Toolkit. As Indigenous communities continue to shape programming to reflect their own stories, ways of knowing, and cultural perspectives, there is a growing need for frameworks that support the infusion of this knowledge into the evaluation of their programs focused on substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery support. Through step-by-step guidance, worksheets, and storytelling, this toolkit offers communities an iterative, reflective, continuous learning process for beginning or incorporating Indigenous evaluation.
The Community Safety Realized report describes how the science and practice of public health and the values of equity and justice can shape community-driven, multi-sector approaches to safety. The dual purpose of the report is to expand the collective understanding of community violence prevention policies, practices, and programs, and to invite collaboration among community-based organizations, government agencies, policy makers, and local, state, tribal and national networks.
This suite of resources is designed for governmental health employees to dive into power. That includes what power is, who holds it, and how to leverage and redistribute it to create more equitable and healthy communities. Health departments can engage with these resources internally. They can also do so in conjunction with community power-building organization (CPBO) partners and collaborators at other government agencies.
This brief provides best practices for methods to collect, analyze, and present data on AI/AN populations. The recommendations are grounded in and stem from Indigenous values and practices. [8 pages]
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