Advocacy

In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we highlight the work of the Ogitchidakwe Council in St. Paul MN in creating a Circle of Safety for victim/survivors of rape and sexual violence. Read More ››

The MMIW Toolkit is designed to assist families, communities and advocacy organizations in understanding and responding to a case of a missing or murdered Native woman. Read More ››

Dr. Percy Lezard engaged in an intersectional analysis of Indigeneity and gender diversity in the context of gender-based violence to share the rich history, continued resilience, and teachings of 2 Spirit people in Indigenous communities. Read More ››

Shelter & Other Safe Space Info Packet Read More ››

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) provides technical assistance and resources for Native American and Indigenous communities. View some of their resources here. Read More ››

Please join the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center (NIWRC) for a live screening of our new documentary: "Tillie Black Bear: A Legacy of Resistance That Lives On," in honor of Tillie Black Bear Women Are Sacred Day, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Tillie's ten-year memorial. Read More ››

2022 Tillie Black Bear Woman Are Sacred Healing Camp - Session Recordings Read More ››

2023 National Week of Action for MMIW, Presented by Alliance of Tribal Coalitions to End Violence Read More ››

2023 National Week of Action for MMIW, Presented by STTARS, Indigenous Safe Housing Center
Housing as a Mitigating Factor in MMIW Read More ››

2023 National Week of Action for MMIW, Presented by Alaska Native Women's Resource Center
Indigenous Representation in the Media & MMIP Advocacy Read More ››

2023 National Week of Action for MMIW, Presented by Pouhana O Nā Wāhine
Mana Mauli Ola Nā Wāhine: The Strength of the Breath of Life/ Power of Healing Women Live Series
Introductions of Na Wāhine Akua, while highlighting Akua Wahine Kahalopuna Read More ››

A guide to give to women and children staying in your shelter. 32 pages/booklet. Booklets are sold and shipped in bundles of 10.

Price: $40 + $15 for shipping.

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This webinar is an opportunity to remember how the power of relationships led to creating the Violence Against Women Act and ensured the voices of Indigenous women who were battered were heard and reflected in the legislation. This conversation is with two nationally known indigenous advocates who pro-actively participated in the conceptualization and writing of Violence Against Women Act of 1994. Read More ››

This guide is written for DV/SA service providers in Wisconsin to provide a basic understanding of the laws affecting access to programs and services for people with disabilities. Read More ››

This webinar considers questions key to making survivors of intimate partner violence safe: What is accountability? What about from the perspective of survivors? Who are the offenders? Who has responsibility for holding offenders accountable? What do comprehensive, culturally based offender accountability programs look like? What are the resources needed to create a system that holds offenders accountable, and also support change for them to become respectful relatives? Read More ››

Addressing Trafficking and Prostitution as Crimes of Sexual Violence Read More ››

Written by Sandra Tibbetts Murphy, published by the Battered Women's Justice Project, January 2011. Read More ››

The landscape of IPV in the LGBTQ2S+ community doesn’t exist in a vacuum. The LGBTQ2S+ community faces challenges like homelessness, housing insecurity, discrimination, police violence, bias, lack of services, and even rejection of services. Overlapping forms of oppression are a dangerous reality of LGBTQ2S+ survivors, and these realities are strongly reinforced by Western colonial structures and beliefs. Read More ››

This Advocacy Information Packet is a collection of articles, booklets and handouts covering a range of topics about advocacy with emphasis on work with survivors of intimate partner violence. Read More ››

Domestic and sexual violence (DSV) can have significant effects on one’s health and well-being, including increased risks related to trauma and substance use. Read More ››

Allies in Action: Building the Movement to End Violence Against Native Women Read More ››

3 of 4 Survivor Centered Webinar Series on Sex Trafficking of Native Women

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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 ››

The goal of this guide is to assist programs and advocates in supporting survivors who use substances by providing practical strategies embedded within an accessible, culturally responsive, and trauma Read More ››

This webinar will address the importance of confidentiality between victim advocates and survivors, and the policy and social science rationales for victim advocates establishing and maintaining Read More ››

This webinar will explore how the crimes of sex trafficking and stalking intersect in Indigenous communities. This webinar/discussion will discuss how these crimes can be misunderstood and unrecognized. Read More ››

2016 Excellence in Journalism Conference (EIJ16) Session Information: Covering Domestic Violence Against Native Women. Read More ››

The document is about creating trauma-informed services and providing practical tips for increasing access to services for survivors of domestic violence and trauma. Read More ››

This document is about creating trauma-informed services for domestic violence advocacy, focusing on the emotional and psychological needs of survivors.

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This presentation will address the need for advocacy and the necessity of providing victims of crime in tribal communities with the rights they are owed pursuant to federal and tribal law. The speaker Read More ››

Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country Read More ››

Dangerous Intersection of Suicide Homicide as it Relates to Domestic Violence Read More ››

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 ››

When disaster strikes, are you prepared? This webinar will focus on how we, as tribal domestic violence programs and shelters can prepare and insure our ability to conduct business after a disaster  Read More ››

Please join the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center (NIWRC) for a live screening of our new documentary: "Tillie Black Bear: A Legacy of Resistance That Lives On," in honor of Tillie Black Bear Women Are Sacred Day and Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The documentary highlights and celebrates the work of Tillie Black Bear, Wa Wokiye Win (Woman Who Helps Everyone), known as the Grandmother of the Anti-Domestic Violence Movement. Read More ››

We know that American Indian/Alaska Native women experience some of the highest rates for domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, sex trafficking, homicide at the hands of an intimate partner,  Read More ››

One control tactic used by abuses involves controlling the finances of the household. Read More ››

The document is about domestic violence and its impact on the LGBTQ community, highlighting statistics and unique elements of abuse.

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Statistics, and information on domestic violence, and human trafficking in Native Hawaiian communities by the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence Read More ››

Effective Social Media Advocacy Strategies Read More ››

The number of missing and unidentified persons in the United States poses one of the biggest challenges to law enforcement, medical examiners, and coroners tasked with resolving these important cases. Read More ››

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 ››

Enhancing Tribal/State Relations to Support and Strengthen Tribal Domestic Violence Programs and Shelters in Oregon Read More ››

Firearms and Tribal Policy Read More ››

The NIWRC policy team will be joined by Donna Brown, Executive Director of the Wabanaki Women’s Coalition (WWC) as she shares reflections of this year’s WWC Survivors’ Retreat and discusses the process of creating such an event within your community. The WWC Survivors’ Retreat is an event hosted every year by the Wabanaki Women’s Coalition in the Northeast. Read More ››

The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC) hosts Fireside Sessions. These events provide communal gathering spaces meant to help heal, connect, and reflect on the ongoing heart work within Indian Country from Indigenous organizations.  Read More ››

In this webinar, DeMakus Staton and Marsha Jackson of ROI will share how the newly formed tribal coalition’s first year has been, the various challenges faced, and the coalition’s goals for the upcoming year. Read More ››

There are often lifelong and devastating consequences for children who have been traumatized by witnessing domestic violence against a parent or caregiver. Read More ››

This webinar highlights the fight for #JusticeForKaysera. Kaysera Stops Pretty Places was murdered on or near the Crow Reservation, in Big Horn County, on August 24, 2019, and four years later, her murder remains unresolved. Read More ››

This booklet is a guide on building programs that are grounded in cultural change.

As we move forward, program development must make consistent connections between the root cause of violence and the way programs do their work. 42 pages. Booklets are sold and shipped in bundles of 10. Price: $60.00 + $15 shipping. Read More ››

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 ››

18x24 inch poster of "Ending Violence Against Native Women From the Roots Up". This poster demonstrates the cause and effect of cultural influences on individual life paths.

The price is $10 each plus $6 shipping.

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FVPSA Standing Tribal Funding Opportunity Announcement HHS-2018-ACF-ACYF-FVPS-1349 Read More ››

During the period of 1979 through 1992, homicide was the third-leading cause of death of Indian females aged 15 to 34, and 75 percent were killed by family members or acquaintances. Read More ››

Sexual assault is a significant issue in tribal communities. In its immediate aftermath, victims deserve access to Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) specifically trained to provide expert forensic Read More ››

The report contains disability resources within Tribes located in Region 8 of the Rocky Mountain region, national Native disability organizations, federal agencies, and national organizations. Read More ››

Worldwide, Indigenous people are at a higher risk of human trafficking—including both sex trafficking and labor trafficking—than other diverse populations (Administration for Children and Families Read More ››

The document is an information sheet for domestic violence advocates about the impact of trauma on survivor's interactions and engagement.

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This webinar will provide updates on recent VAWA reauthorization efforts and the importance of continued advocacy for a permanent VOCA fix for a dedicated tribal funding stream under the Crime Read More ››

During this webinar, we will discuss the importance of Indigenous Women in Leadership in ending intimate partner violence (IPV) against our Indigenous relatives. Read More ››

Panelists discuss how Indigenous reproductive and maternal rights and justice work are essential to advocacy, ending gender-based violence, and sustaining and strengthening Indigenous communities in colonial spaces. Read More ››

Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) is nationally recognized annually in October. Preparation for DVAM often includes domestic violence programs and communities hosting intentional, motivational... Read More ››

In support of Women’s History Month, NIWRC and its Research arm created this educational resource containing biographies of four Indigenous women. Read More ››

Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse: The Hidden Dimension of Domestic Violence Read More ››

A bundle of 10 copies of the Respect Wheel bi-fold, Respect Wheel 8.5x11in sheet, Intimate Partner Violence bi-fold, and Intimate Partner Violence 8.5x11in sheet. Price is $35.00, plus $5.00 shipping. Read More ››

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)/Battering is the purposeful use of a system of multiple, continuous tactics to maintain power and control over another. Read More ››

18x24 poster of Intimate Partner Violence Triangle: Unnatural Power and Control. The poster cost is $10 plus $6 shipping

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This brochure provides an overview of intimate partner violence/battering as an institutionalized system of overlapping, continuous, purposeful, violent tactics used to maintain power and control. Read More ››

The document is about head injuries and their effects, particularly in the context of domestic violence.

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This timely and important webinar will define and look at burn out versus moral injury.  Read More ››

This Trauma brochure provides a culturally-based overview of what trauma is, how people respond differently to trauma, and Indigenous ways of healing. Read More ››

The It’s About Trauma handout provides a culturally-based overview of what trauma is, how people respond differently to trauma, and Indigenous ways of healing. Read More ››

The March 2021 edition is focused on topics related to law, prosecution, advocacy, and health care-related issues. Read More ››

This 20 x 24” informational poster provides an overview of how jurisdiction works in Indian country and the legal rights of crime victims. Read More ››

In this webinar, we will hear from valued Knowledge Keepers of 3 different Tribal Nations on prophecies, teachings, and stories that support their communities in regaining perspective on what actions to take during this time of great turmoil as the new world struggles to be born. Read More ››

This information packet was created to support Tribal law enforcement’s response to intimate partner violence (IPV). It is also intended to help familiarize advocates, survivors, and the public with key issues in law enforcement’s role in providing victim safety and offender accountability. Read More ››

This webinar focuses on love, healing and self-care. Dr. Duran will introduce the pillars of compassion and how through loving and taking care of ourselves we become better advocates, better human 
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Domestic violence doesn’t happen only in heterosexual relationships, it happens to individuals of all sexual orientations and genders... Read More ››

Long COVID (or post-COVID) conditions are impacting nearly 1 in 5 adults in the United States, according to a recent U.S. Census Bureau study analyzed by the CDC and released in June of this year. Long COVID symptoms range from fatigue, rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, cognitive difficulties, chronic pain, sensory abnormalities, and muscle weakness. They can be debilitating, lasting for weeks to months after recovery from the initial infection. In some cases, people suffer from severe, long Read More ››

This manual is designed to improve services for people with disabilities who have experienced domestic violence. Read More ››

This webinar is designed for tribal communities and provides culturally based responses to the needs of Native lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender and/or two-spirit (LGBT/2S) survivors.  Read More ››

Missing & Murdered Native Women Read More ››

The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC) invites you to join us to honor missing and murdered Indigenous women and uplift the voices of surviving family members. Read More ››

In some tribal communities, American Indian women face murder rates more than 10 times the national average. In responding to this national crisis, we recognize systemic barriers that exacerbate effor Read More ››

During the period of 1979 through 1992, homicide was the third-leading cause of death of Indian females aged 15 to 34, and 75 percent were killed by family members or acquaintances. Read More ››

In 2005, the national movement for the safety of Native women led the struggle to include in the Violence Against Women Act a separate title for Native women called Safety for Native Women. Read More ››

This workbook is geared towards families of missing Native relatives. Read More ››

This customizable 8 x 11” missing person flyer template is an important tool for generating awareness when a Native woman is missing or suspected to be missing. Read More ››

Communal living situations are always hard, and introducing service animals into the mix can create more complications, conflicts and confusion. Read More ››

This curriculum was created to support tribal programs in providing advocacy and safety for survivors within their communities and make changes to end violence by embracing Indigenous culture. Read More ››

Every year, the National Low Income Housing Coalition publishes the Advocates’ Guide to educate advocates of all kinds about the programs and policies that make housing affordable to low-income people across America.  Read More ››

The work to end violence against Native women and recreate peaceful, harmonious communities is based on reclaiming our traditional values, belief systems and life ways. Read More ››

The document is about the connection between substance abuse and intimate partner violence, as well as the impact of trauma and gender issues in these situations.

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The document is about trauma and its impact on Native women, including the root causes, dynamics, and effects of violence, as well as trauma-informed advocacy.

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This webinar will focus on basic best practices for advocates and domestic violence programs working with Tribal law enforcement in Indian Country. Read More ››

This project was intended to facilitate consultation from AI/AN people with disabilities, tribal leaders & communities, to obtain information & recommend strategies for improving services. Read More ››

Colonizing governments understood that to establish their control over Native nations, they had to work to eradicate tribal values that honored women and prohibited violence against women. Read More ››

Providing a Response to Sexual Violence Remote From the Emergency Room: IHS Four Directions Read More ››

This Q&A provides information about federal civil rights laws that apply to domestic violence shelters and the services they provide to clients. Read More ››

Known as the Grandmother of the movement to end violence against Indigenous women, Tillie Black Bear (Sicangu Lakota) was the first Indigenous woman to testify before Congress to bring awareness to the disproportionate rates of violence Indigenous women face. Read More ››

Indigenous advocacy leadership to end intimate partner violence is reaffirmed during Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). Indigenous cultures recognize the power, leadership, and expertise of women. Read More ››

View NIWRC's list of recommended books and publications authored by Indigenous women.  Read More ››

Summary of the written and verbal responses from participants of Conversations with the Field on how friends/family can support 2S+/LGBTQ+ victim-survivors Read More ››

This webinar brings together long-time, nationally renowned advocates Karen Artichoker, Rita Smith, and Barbara Hart to talk about the early years of the movement to end violence against women, and Read More ››

18x24 inch poster of "Wheel: Natural Life Supporting Power". 

The poster price is $10 each plus $6 for shipping.

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This brochure provides brief descriptions of the values of compassion, respect, generosity, mutual sharing, humility, contributing/industriousness, courage, love, and being spiritually centered.  Read More ››

Kristin Welch with the Waking Women Healing Institute Inc., will share how they are building culturally founded, sheltered places of learning to increase wellness, prevent acts of colonial violence... Read More ››

This webinar provides an opportunity to challenge each other to think about how colonized thinking, and subsequent internalized oppression impacts us as advocates.

How can our Indigenous beliefs inform our advocacy? What does it mean to re-Indigenize our relationships with survivors and the way we do advocacy? This conversation will help us examine if our practices are consistent with our Indigenous beliefs and lifeways, and how to make positive change. This supports our work restoring the Read More ››

Indigenous advocates have played a critical role in speaking out against violence and injustice. Read More ››

In 2013, the Violence Against Women Act was reauthorized. This reauthorization included new amendments that directly impacted tribal communities and victims of domestic violence, sexual violence Read More ››

This sample proclamation aims to assist Tribal leaders and advocates in their efforts to proclaim October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month across Tribal Nations, Alaska Native villages, and  Read More ››

This sample proclamation aims to assist Tribal leaders and advocates in their efforts to proclaim April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month across Tribal Nations, Alaska Native villages, and Indian Read More ››

Seeing the Wendigo: Sex Trafficking Part 2 Read More ››

This document is an information sheet for domestic violence advocates about self-injury and how to respond to survivors who engage in self-injurious behaviors.

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Sexual Violence Against Women and Children in Indian Country Read More ››

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

Poster of "Sovereignty: an Inherent Right to Self-Determination". 18x24 inches in size. The poster is $10 plus $8 for shipping. This item is limited to 5 per order. Read More ››

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

This Special Collection is intended to provide information and resources on how to use international advocacy in our work to end violence against Native women and girls. Read More ››

This document provides resources and information to support survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and covers topics such as traumatic brain injuries, trauma, mental health, and substance use. It emphasizes the need for accurate information and collaborative efforts across fields to ensure the safety and recovery of survivors. Read More ››

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 ››

This webinar provides an overview of the Full Frame Initiative’s project (FFI) to understand how people who have experienced domestic violence define success for themselves, and how others in the Read More ››

Webinar with Faith Spotted Eagle as about prioritizing the impact of the ensuing climate crisis and its interaction with gender-based violence.  Read More ››

This celebratory webinar is dedicated to Tillie Black Bear for her contributions to end violence against women in the United States and across Indigenous Nations. Read More ››

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 ››

In honor of Tillie Black Bear, known as the grandmother of the movement to end violence against Native women Read More ››

This Seasonal Healing Camp will discuss Ms. Lucille Grignon's homestead project, Planting Seeds in the Community, and how it fueled her healing journey, in addition to how she uses it to help others. Read More ››

This celebratory webinar is dedicated to Tillie Black Bear, Wa Wokiye Win (Woman Who Helps Everyone), for her contributions as a founding grandmother, Unci, of the movement to end violence against Read More ››

By Sovereign Bodies Institute: "To’ Kee Skuy’ Soo Ney-Wo-Chek’ addresses the severe impact of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two spirit people (MMIWG2) and trafficking of Native  Read More ››

Tools for Transformation: Becoming Accessible,
Culturally Responsive, and Trauma-Informed Organizations
Implementation Support Guides for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs Read More ››

Our whole world has changed, our whole way of life has been put on hold. Read More ››

This webinar lays the foundation for understanding sex trafficking of Native women and survivor centered responses developed by three experts in the field.
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The Traumatic Brain Injury and Battering booklet provides an overview of TBI, its impacts, screening, and advocacy for advocates working with survivors with TBI. Read More ››

The document is about the link between traumatic brain injury and domestic violence, discussing the potential for women who are abused to suffer from TBI and the symptoms and challenges associated with it. Read More ››

Tribal Access Project: Information Sharing and Access to Federal Databases. Tribes can more effectively serve and protect victims of domestic and sexual violence by having full access to critical data Read More ››

Every October, Tribal programs and Native advocates nationwide turn their attention to a critical human rights issue that impacts all Native communities and Nations: domestic and intimate partner violence. During this panel discussion, tribal coalitions will shed light on the significance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and how it drives their programming and work year-round.  Read More ››

American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) have the highest crime victimization rates in the nation and often have difficulty connecting with victim services. AI/AN victims of crime face additional Read More ››

This resource illustrates four places Indigenous evaluation is already taking place in violence prevention, response, and healing programs that have not been recognized in an evaluation framework. Read More ››

Healing from violence for Indigenous people is an ever-evolving journey that includes times of joy, tears, celebration, grief, ceremony, and love. Read More ››

Advocacy for survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) requires an understanding of the dynamics and tactics of IPV. Read More ››

This webinar will familiarize participants with common dynamics that are associated with trafficking in tribal communities. Read More ››

Experiencing Domestic Violence and other multiple forms of abuse and oppression affects how we think and feel and sets the basis for our relationships with family, friends, community and service Read More ››

Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men Read More ››

Since time immemorial, Indigenous Peoples have experienced the connection between land and body. This connection has sustained many ways of life, teachings, and values. The disconnection of those relations through the removal of Indigenous Peoples from their ancestral homes and its impact on Indigenous bodies, spirituality, identity, and culture is evident in the long history of these violently forced changes. Read More ››

This virtual Conversation with the Field (CWTF) will provide the space to discuss how to prevent MMIW, how to support women and their families, and address systemic failures. Read More ››

The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, the Avellaka Program, the National LGBTQ Institute on IPV, and the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence invite family and friends, Native 2S Read More ››

The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, the Avellaka Program, the National LGBTQ Institute on IPV, and the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence invite family and friends Read More ››

The document is about the concept of being trauma-informed and its importance in working with survivors of domestic violence. Read More ››

What is Trauma Informed Work and Why Should We Care? Read More ››

This 8 x 11” tri-fold brochure is designed as a quick reference guide for when a Native woman goes missing and the immediate steps to take in the first 72 hours. Read More ››

This comprehensive 3.5 x 5.5” pocket guide is designed to be broadly used by families and advocacy organizations to respond when a Native woman goes missing.  Read More ››

This 21-page guide was designed to assist families and advocacy organizations in responding when a Native woman goes missing. It provides information about immediate steps that can be taken in the first 72 hours after a person goes missing, especially where the law enforcement response is non-existent or non-responsive. Read More ››

This webinar will address the multitude of factors that affect the safety and well-being of women and children living with domestic violence. Read More ››

Women Are Sacred: Exploring Women’s Spirituality from an Indigenous Perspective Read More ››

Working with Victims of Stalking Read More ››

This brochure is offered to Native youth and young adults to give some direction and information about healthy relationships. Shipped in bundles of 10. Price $3.00 each Read More ››