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Sex Trafficking

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Addressing Trafficking and Prostitution as Crimes of Sexual Violence

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

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Breaking Process and Trauma Bond

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

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

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 ››

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Coming Together to Address Human Trafficking in Native Communities

What is human trafficking and what does it look like in Indigenous, tribal communities? Read More ››

Conversation with MIWSAC on the Intersections of Sex Trafficking and Stalking

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 ››

Creating a Human Trafficking Strategic Plan to Protect and Heal Native Children and Youth

Creating a Human Trafficking Strategic Plan to Protect and Heal Native Children and Youth

Human trafficking is a crime in which people profit from the exploitation of others. Read More ››

Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, and Human Trafficking in Native Hawaiian Communities

Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, and Human Trafficking in Native Hawaiian Communities

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

Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking in the United States 2013-2017

Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking in the United States 2013-2017

In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Obama Administration reaffirmed the American values of freedom and equality by asking federal agencies to develop a plan Read More ››

Fireside Session: Bridging Service Gaps Utilizing Federal Funds to Best Meet the Needs of Tribal Victims-Survivors of Gender-based Violence

This Fireside session will share how Tribes and Tribal organizations can develop their sustainable responses, including responding to challenges to best meet the needs of survivors and Tribal communities by pooling together different federal funds and maximizing impact. We hope to inspire listeners. Read More ››

Garden of Truth: The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota

Garden of Truth: The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota

Since Native women are at exceptionally high risk for poverty, homelessness, and sexual violence which are elements in the trafficking of women, and because the needs of Native women are generally Read More ››

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How Pimps Select Their Victims

This webinar will address intimate partner sex trafficking, particularly how pimps select their victims. The focus will be on predator behavior, not victim risk factors. Read More ››

Human Trafficking Leadership Academy Class 5 Recommendations

Human Trafficking Leadership Academy Class 5 Recommendations

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 ››

Human Trafficking of Children in the United States a Fact Sheet for Schools

Human Trafficking of Children in the United States a Fact Sheet for Schools

Human trafficking is a serious federal crime with penalties of up to imprisonment for life. Read More ››

Human Trafficking Power & Control Wheel

Human Trafficking Power & Control Wheel

Human Trafficking Power & Control Wheel Read More ››

Human Trafficking Task Forces in US

Human Trafficking Task Forces in US

Human Trafficking Task Forces in US Read More ››

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Normalizations of DV to Turning Your Wife or Girlfriend Into a Prostitute

4 of 4 Survivor Centered Webinar Series on Sex Trafficking of Native Women Read More ››

Polaris Project Medical Assessment Tool

Polaris Project Medical Assessment Tool

The NHTRC is a program of Polaris Project, a non-profit, non-governmental organization working exclusively on the issue of human trafficking. Read More ››

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Seeing the Wendigo: Sex Trafficking Part 2

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

Shattered Hearts: The Commercial Sexual Exploitation Of American Indian Women And Girls In Minnesota

Shattered Hearts: The Commercial Sexual Exploitation Of American Indian Women And Girls In Minnesota

The topic of this report is the commercial sexual exploitation of American Indian women and girls in Minnesota, including but not limited to sex trafficking. Read More ››

Specialty Institute June 2022: Addressing the Spectrum of Housing for Victim/Survivors for DV, Sexual Violence and Trafficking in Tribal Communities

Victims/ Survivors of domestic and sexual violence and trafficking face significant barriers and challenges in finding safe, available, accessible, and affordable housing... Read More ››

State of Alaska Task Force on the Crime of Human Trafficking, Promoting Prostitution and Sex Trafficking

State of Alaska Task Force on the Crime of Human Trafficking, Promoting Prostitution and Sex Trafficking

The State of Alaska Task Force on the Crimes of Human Trafficking, Promoting Prostitution and Sex Trafficking was established by legislation in 2012 to do the following: (1) look at the prevalence of  Read More ››

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Stones in the Backpack: The Burden of Teen Trafficking in Alaska

This is a five-part Channel 2 series on teen prostitution and its toll in Alaska. In this video, reporter Rhonda McBride takes a look at what Alaskans can do to stop this epidemic of exploitation. Read More ››

The Minnesota Statewide Human Trafficking Task Force

The Minnesota Statewide Human Trafficking Task Force

The Minnesota Statewide Human Trafficking Task Force (MN-HTTF) was established by state legislation (MN Statute §299A.79) in 2006. Read More ››

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Trauma-Informed Approaches for Supporting Domestic Trafficking Survivors

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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Understanding Trafficking to Develop a Local Tribal Response

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

VAWnet.org Native Sex Trafficking

VAWnet.org Native Sex Trafficking

VAWnet.org Native Sex Trafficking Read More ››

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Working Together to Enhance the Safety of Native Women: Addressing Trafficking and Prostitution as Crimes of Sexual Violence

Working Together to Enhance the Safety of Native Women: Addressing Trafficking and Prostitution as Crimes of Sexual Violence Read More ››

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