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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 ››

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Native Organizations Launch National Campaign Urging Immediate Action on National Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

The week-long National Week of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls campaign begins April 29–… Read More ››

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Action Alert: Family Violence and Prevention Services Act Advances Toward Reauthorization

Join NIWRC in thanking the leadership in the House of Representatives and Senate for the introduction of an enhanced… Read More ››

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Standing As Relatives With Indigenous Survivors and Advocates for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

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Statement on the First National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls May 5th, 2017

Statement on the First National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls May 5th, 2017

The current reports of abduction and murder of American Indian women and girls are alarming and represent one of the… Read More ››

Resources from the Key Parallel Event at UN Commission on Status of Women March 2016

Resources from the Key Parallel Event at UN Commission on Status of Women March 2016

Resources from the Key Parallel Event at UN Commission on Status of Women March 2016 Read More ››

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Take Action During the 2021 National Week of Action for MMIWG

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