Resources for Media

NIWRC staff are committed to lifting the voices of Native women and grassroots advocates.

Our staff can offer culturally-grounded resources, information and education to our media partners and journalists. Media are valued partners in the work to elevate accurate Native narratives, issues, and community-based solutions to ending violence against Native women. Explore the resources below.

• Fact Sheets:
  • Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men
  • Sexual Violence Against Women and Children in Indian Country
• Reporting Guides:
  • Covering the Violence Against Women Act in Indian Country
  • Silence and Omissions: A Media Guide for Covering Gender-Based Violence
• Slides and Resources:
  • Covering Violence Against Native Women
• Webinars:
  • Covering the Domestic Violence Crisis within a Crisis (in partnership with NAJA)
  • Crimes of Power: Reporting on Femicide (in partnership with Rutgers CWGL Journalism Initiative on GBV)