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Restoration Magazines Transferred to the Obama Presidential Center

2017 Hill Briefing Addressing Missing and Murdered Native Women

A 'Fierce Voice'

A Call for Appropriations for a Native Hawaiʻian Resource Center

A Call to Action! Declare October 1, 2019, The Tillie Black Bear Women Are Sacred Day

A CALL TO ACTION: Support a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls

A Call to Action: Support a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls

A Long Time Coming: FY2017 Appropriations to Create an Alaska Native Tribal Resource Center on Domestic Violence

A National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls

A National Vigil Honoring Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls

A Retrospective On Stronghearts Native Helpline

Addressing Sex Trafficking of Native Women

After COVID-19 Scare, NIWRC’S Annette Scalpcane and Family Still Recovering

Ahéhee’ and No$úun Lóoviq (Thank You) to Founding NIWRC Board Member Wendy Schlater for Serving NIWRC

Amicus Brief to Support the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

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Broken Promises: Continuing Federal Funding Shortfall for Native Americans U.S. Commission on Civil Rights New Report

Carrying Our Medicine Forward – NIWRC's 10-Year Anniversary

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Congratulations and Welcome Mallory Adamski New NIWRC Director of Communications and Advancement

Congratulations to the Alliance of Tribal Coalitions to End Violence, Awarded OVW Tribal Technical Assistance Provider for Tribal Coalitions

Congressional Resolution to Designate May 5th as a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls

Congressional Resolution to Designate May 5th as a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls

DOJ Tribal Consultation on Legislative Proposal to Address the Supreme Court’s Decision in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta

Domestic Violence Awareness Month 30th Anniversary #DVAMTurns30

Dorma Sahneyah Departs NIWRC

Educating Congress to Understand the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Native Women at the Capitol Visitor Center, Panel Discussion and Viewing of Wind River

Elder Abuse Awareness Month

Expanding Advocacy at NIWRC’s StrongHearts Native Helpline

Firearms Protection Legislation and Safety for Native Women: Are Legal Reforms Falling Short of Reaching Native Women?

First Sexual Assault Survivors Memorial in the U.S. Established in Minnesota

Four New Staff Join NIWRC

From Vision to Reality: StrongHearts Native Helpline Supports Native Survivors of Domestic Violence Across the United States

FY 2018 Funding Increase to Address Violence Against Indian Women

Going Virtual: Adapting Advocacy Amid COVID-19

Health Justice Spotlight: Maternal Health in Indian Country

High Hopes for National Native Domestic Violence Hotline

History of Sexual Assault Awareness Month | Southern California Annual Inter-tribal Sexual Assault Awareness Walk

Home Truth: The Story of Jessica Lenahan

Honoring 20 Years of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Violence Against Women Task Force Leadership

Honoring a Matriarch

Honoring Ada Deer (August 7, 1935 – August 15, 2023)

In Honor of Shirley Moses – A Beloved Sister, AKNWRC Founding Member and Board Chairwoman

Increasing the Safety of Native Hawaiian Women

Indian Law Resource Center Announces New Executive Director

Indigenous Approaches to Research: Tribal Control and Participation by Ada Pecos Melton

Introducing Office on Violence Against Women Tribal Affairs Division

Join the Advocate Storytelling Project

Joint NIWRC and NCAI Reception

Joint Statement Honoring Nex Benedict and Demanding the Upholding of Dignity for Non-Binary and 2SLGBTQAI+ Children and Youth

Journalism Workshop on Covering Violence Against Native Women and Children

Juana Majel Dixon, Co-chair, NCAI Task Force on Violence Against Women: Statement National Vigil Honoring Missing and Murdered Native Women

KONNÓN:KWE - Without a Whisper

Leanne Guy, Executive Director, Southwest Indigenous Women’s Coalition Statement National Vigil Honoring Missing and Murdered Native Women

Lorraine Edmo Retires

Many Voices, Many Traditions: A FVPSA Toolkit for Working With Indigenous Partners

Martina Post: A Mother’s Story

Marylouise Kelley Retires

Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition (MIWSAC) Serving as National Tribal Sexual Assault Resource Center

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Resolution

Missing and Murdered: Part 2

Missing and Murdered: Part 3

Mvto and T’igwicid (Thank You) To Former NIWRC Board Members Cherrah Giles and Deborah Parker for Serving NIWRC

National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Resolutions Related to Violence Against Women

National Native Helpline Is Moving Ahead NIWRC Now Hiring for the New StrongHearts Native Helpline in Austin, TX!

NativeLove : Announces This Year’s Winner During Native Heritage Month 2017

NativeLove is still on the Moccasin Trail in 2018!

NativeLove Visits Native Village of Emmonak

NativeLove: My Relationship With You

NativeLove: Raising Awareness with Youth to End Domestic Violence

NativeLove: Update from Youth and Advocate Training at the Burns Pauite Tribal Nation in Oregon

NativeLove: Visits Haskell Indian Nations University for Haskell Pride The Heart of Healthy Relationships

NativeLove: What We Want Adults to Know

Navajo Nation Council Mourns Passing of Hon. Lorene B. Ferguson, Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice

New Book Shares First-Person Contemporary Indigenous Stories from Across North America

New Report on Addressing MMIW in Quebec

New Study on Hawaiʻi and Sex Trafficking

NIJ Recently Released Research on Violence Against American Indian Women

NIWRC Advocacy for LGBTQ2S+ Survivors Information Packet

NIWRC Announces Transformative $5 Million Gift from MacKenzie Scott

NIWRC Awarded Thriving Women Grant from Seventh Generation Fund for NativeLove

NIWRC Celebrates 59th Presidential Inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

NIWRC Indigenous Community-Based Research Priorities

NIWRC Opposes Anti-Transgender Legislation, Legislators

NIWRC Partners with Tribal Program to Develop Toolkit for Native 2SLGBTQ Relatives

NIWRC Receives Grant from Metabolic Studio

NIWRC Receives the Prestigious 2019 Angie Debo Civil Libertarian Award

NIWRC to Receive Partial Royalties from Adapted Play ‘Peter Pan and Wendy’

NIWRC Website Selected for Inclusion in the Library of Congress

NIWRC Welcomes a Deputy Director

NIWRC Welcomes New Board Members

NIWRC Welcomes New Staff Members

NIWRC’s Hybrid Advocacy Workshop Brings Advocates Together

NIWRC’s Tribal Resource Directory: Bridging Barriers, Empowering Tribal Communities, and Supporting Survivors

Office on Violence Against Women Welcomes Director Rosie Hidalgo

Portion of Sales Proceeds of Sam Shepard Book to Benefit NIWRC

Pouhana O Na Wahine Sharing at Women Are Sacred Conference 2018

Pouhana O Na Wahine Update

Pouhana ‘O Na Wahine Organizing Efforts Continue

Pouhana ‘O Na Wahine Organizing Efforts Continue

Pouhana ‘O Na Wahine Organizing Efforts to Establish Safety of Native Hawaiian People: Native Solutions to Local Problems

President Biden Signs the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021

President Obama Supports Formation of North American Working Group on Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls

Pride for Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ Community

Rainbow of Truth, Respect Is Traditional, Violence Is Not by Wendy Schlater

Recap: Hundreds of Advocates Gather for Women Are Sacred Conference to Further Safety for Native Women and Children

Remembering Unci (Grandmother) and Ina (Mother) Tillie Black Bear

Rose M. “Lashawaat” Quilt, J.D. (Yakama) Stepping Back from NIWRC

Save the Date: 2025 Women Are Sacred Conference

Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) 2023

Sovereignty of the Soul: Exploring the Intersection of Rape Law Reform and Federal Indian Law by Sarah Deer

Special Law Enforcement Commissions: Increasing Options in Indian Country

StrongHearts Native Helpline

StrongHearts Native Helpline Dedicates One-Year Anniversary to American Indian and Alaska Native Survivors of Domestic Violence

StrongHearts Native Helpline Is Here For You

StrongHearts Native Helpline Launches Advocacy Services for Victims of Sexual Violence

StrongHearts Native Helpline Observes Five-Year Anniversary with More Than 20,000 Calls

StrongHearts Native Helpline Receives Its 1,000th Call from Those Affected by Domestic Violence and Dating Violence Across Indian Country and Alaska

StrongHearts Native Helpline Update! A Historic Step Forward

StrongHearts Native Helpline Welcomes Four Tribal Advocacy Programs

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Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) Upholds Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Despite Challenge Based on Reverse Discrimination

Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM) 2023

Thank you Terri Henry! Former Co-Chair NCAI Task Force on Violence Against Women

Thank You, Erica Tremblay, For Your Donation

Thank you: Lily Gladstone, Power of Women Honorees, and Variety

The Bathing Bundle Project

The End of Rape in Native America

The Implications of Carpenter V. Murphy for Native Women

The National Tillie Black Bear Women Are Sacred Day, October 1st

The Tillie Black Bear Women Are Sacred Day, October 1, 2018

The Trilateral Working Group on Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls

The U.S. Civil Rights Act and Protection of Native Women

Thousands Honor Tillie Black Bear ‘Women Are Sacred’ Day On October 1st

Tillie Black Bear, 1946 - 2014: A Legacy of Resistance That Lives On

Tribal Coalitions Support the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Tribe: Women and Water Are Sacred

Tribal Community Response When a Woman Is Missing: A Toolkit for Action

Tribal Victim Services Mapping Tool Moves Ahead!

Triumph Over Trauma Justice Is Restored

United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Selects Terri Henry

UNITY IN ACTION: 165 Organizations Call for a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls

UNITY In Action: 165 Organizations Call for a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls

Update from the 40th United National Indian Tribal Youth Conference in Oklahoma City

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Welcome Michelle Demmert! New NCAI Task Force Co-Chair, 2018

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Women Are Sacred (WAS) 2023 Photo Spread

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Women’s Rights: Our Work Is Not Done

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‘Safe at Home’ Breached

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