Housing Resource Library

Our Resource Library includes culturally rooted resources developed by or identified by the STTARS Indigenous Safe Housing Center to support Tribes, Tribal programs, and advocates working to address the intersection of housing instability/homeless and gender-based violence, as well as other materials and publications from partners and others in community with us. Resources that are the work of STTARS and shared in this library may be repurposed or reproduced as long as the work is appropriately cited.

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Housing Resources

Colonization, Homelessness, and the Prostitution and Sex Trafficking of Native Women
Report

Colonization, Homelessness, and the Prostitution and Sex Trafficking of Native Women

The social, political, and cultural instability during the colonial era and American Revolution involved ongoing warfare, shifting allegiances among Indigenous and European nations, enslavement, and  Read More ››

National Workgroup on Safe Housing for American Indian and Alaska Native Survivors of Gender-Based Violence: Lessons Learned
Report

National Workgroup on Safe Housing for American Indian and Alaska Native Survivors of Gender-Based Violence: Lessons Learned

National Workgroup on Safe Housing for American Indian and Alaska Native Survivors of Gender-Based Violence: Lessons Learned. 43 pages.  Read More ››

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Special Collection

Special Collection: Cultural Competency/Humility and Ally-Building in Indian Country

This Special Collection is developed to support cultural competency/humility initiatives, and educational or research projects requiring Native specific information and resources. Read More ››

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Webinars

Tillie Black Bear Women Are Sacred Day: Call to Action to Be a Good Relative

This celebratory webinar will highlight the milestones leading up to and since the passage of the Violence Against Women Act in 1994 for Tribal Nations and Alaska Native Villages.  Read More ››

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Webinars

Empowering Children in Shelter: Woksape Un Kpazo Pi (We are showing it through wisdom)

The Native Women’s Society of the Great Plains developed a culturally specific curriculum for advocates to use in shelter when working with children. Read More ››

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Webinars

Disaster Planning and Preparedness

This timely and important webinar presentation, in cooperation with the Family Violence Prevention and Services program office (FVPSA), is on disaster planning and preparedness. Read More ››

WAS Talks
Special Collection

Special Collection: WAS Talks

This Special Collection is a new video resource initiative of the NIWRC, a project inspired by the national TED Talks: Ideas Worth Spreading. Read More ››

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Webinars

Domestic Violence and Housing Across Tribal Nations, Alaska Native Villages and Indian Communities

This webinar will provide an overview of the current federal laws in place regarding shelter and housing in Indian Country and the responsibilities expressly outlined in the Violence Against Women Read More ››

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Webinars

Shelter Rules: Who Needs Them?

In the beginning, the movement to end violence against women started as a grass-roots effort of women helping women. Read More ››

From The Roots Up: An Overview of Shelter and Advocacy Program Development Supporting Women’s Sovereignty
Booklet

From The Roots Up: An Overview of Shelter and Advocacy Program Development Supporting Women’s Sovereignty

This resource offers a basic outline for the development of shelters and advocacy programs serving Native women who are battered or raped and their children. Read More ››