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VAWA Sovereignty Initiative

Call to Action: Your Support is Needed to Create a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls

Call to Action: Your Support is Needed to Create a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls

In response to the recent death of RoyLynn Rides Horse at the Crow Reservation on Tuesday and the murder of Hanna Harris at the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in 2013, the Montana Congressional Read More ››

NIWRC Amicus Brief in Standing Rock Case

NIWRC Amicus Brief in Standing Rock Case

The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC) will be filing an amicus brief in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to support the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in their fight to stop a pipeline 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 ››

Panel of International Experts to Explore Strategies to End Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls at CSW60

Panel of International Experts to Explore Strategies to End Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls at CSW60

Speakers from American Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, and Canadian national indigenous organizations are set to converge for a critical panel discussion on violence against indigenous women  Read More ››

Resources from the Congressional Briefing: Impact of VAWA 2013 in Indian Tribes (February 2016)

Resources from the Congressional Briefing: Impact of VAWA 2013 in Indian Tribes (February 2016)

Resources from the Congressional Briefing: Impact of VAWA 2013 in Indian Tribes (February 2016) Read More ››

Supreme Court Affirms Tribal Court Jurisdiction Over Dollar General Corporation

Supreme Court Affirms Tribal Court Jurisdiction Over Dollar General Corporation

The U.S. Supreme Court today affirmed the Fifth Circuit’s ruling that the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians’ (“Mississippi Choctaw”) Tribal Court possesses jurisdiction over a lawsuit brought by Read More ››

Supreme Court Confirms that Federal Firearm Prohibition Applies to All Individuals Convicted of Domestic Violence

Supreme Court Confirms that Federal Firearm Prohibition Applies to All Individuals Convicted of Domestic Violence

The U.S. Supreme Court today affirmed that the federal firearm prohibition, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9), prohibits an individual convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence from possessing a  Read More ››

The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center Stands with Standing Rock to Ensure Safety for Native Women and Children

The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center Stands with Standing Rock to Ensure Safety for Native Women and Children

The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center Stands with Standing Rock to Ensure Safety for Native Women and Children Read More ››

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