Editor’s Note
A Message from Jacqueline Agtuca
In The News
Founding Member Leaves NIWRC Board to Focus on Issues Facing Alaska Native Women
A Retrospective on StrongHearts Native Helpline
A Call for Appropriations for a Native Hawaiʻian Resource Center
New Study on Hawaii and Sex Trafficking
Congratulations ATCEV, Awarded OVW Tribal Technical Assistance Provider for Tribal Coalitions
Going Virtual: Adapting Advocacy Amid COVID-19
Tribal Perspectives
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Honoring The Legacy of Tillie Black Bear
Call To Action: Declare October 1st as Tillie Black Bear Women Are Sacred Day
MMIWG - National Day of Awareness Building a Resistance Movement to Normalization of Violence Against Native Women
Blood and Land Memory: Land Acknowledgement and Honoring Indigenous Peoples
Runner-Activist Organizes Virtual MMIWG Fundraiser for NIWRC
MMIW: Understanding the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Crisis Beyond Individual Acts of Violence
International Update
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts on Violence Against Indigenous Women and Indigenous People Worldwide
SCOTUS Update
Supreme Court VAWA Sovereignty Initiative Update
Legislative Updates
116th Congress Legislative Update: Legislation to Watch VAWA, FVPSA, MMIW and Alaska
15th Annual Tribal Consultation on Violence Against Native Women
The Honor Shawl Ceremony, Lifting Prayers for Native Women Opening Tribal Consultation Since 2006
Tribal Consultation 2020 | Priority Issues to Address Violence Against Indian Women
Increased Funding Needed in Reauthorization of FVPSA
Action Needed to Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act
VAWA Special Domestic Violence Jurisdiction for Alaska Indian Tribes is Essential