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January is National Stalking Awareness, Human Trafficking, and Slavery Prevention Month

The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, Inc. (NIWRC) is a Native-led nonprofit organization dedicated to… Read More ››

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NIWRC Commends House Passage of Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA)

Today… Read More ››

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Joint Indigenous Organizations Statement About the Gabby Petito Case

We are not alone in seeing systemic and law enforcement bias when it comes to the lack of coverage of and case… Read More ››

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Indigenous Advocacy Organizations Issue Joint Statement in Support of Survivors of Violence for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Domestic violence is not traditional to Indigenous cultures and is a lasting effect of colonization. Read More ››

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Action Alert: Sign On to Amicus Brief in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization

The U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing a case that could overturn Roe v. Wade, a case that upholds the… Read More ››

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Action Alert: Join #JusticeForKaysera Campaign to Help Demand Justice for Kaysera Stops Pretty Places

Please join us in the fight to bring #JusticeforKaysera. Read More ››

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NIWRC Statement on Kamloops Indian Residential School

These 215 lives represent an unfathomable loss. This was both an act of physical genocide and of cultural… Read More ››

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NIWRC Applauds Unanimous SCOTUS Decision Upholding Tribal Authority in United States v. Cooley

The filing of the Cooley amicus brief was made possible through NIWRC’s VAWA Sovereignty Initiative. Read More ››

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NIWRC Statement in Response to Removed Instagram Content Related to Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls

The erasure of Indigenous voices is violence. NIWRC is deeply committed to holding corporations accountable for the… Read More ››