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The first Restoration Magazine was launched 20 years ago as part of the effort to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Read More ››

The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, recognizes and honors April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). This year’s theme for SAAM focuses on consent, and the slogan is “I Ask.” I Read More ››

The Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center (AKNWRC) is dedicated to strengthening local, tribal government’s responses through community organizing efforts advocating for the safety of women and children in their communities and homes, especially against domestic and sexual abuse and violence. Read More ››

On July 24, 2019, Senators Casey and Murkowski introduced the reauthorization of the Family Violence Prevention & Services Act (S. 2259). Read More ››

These 215 lives represent an unfathomable loss. This was both an act of physical genocide and of cultural genocide. Read More ››

The U.S. Supreme Court today affirmed that the federal firearm prohibition, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9), prohibits an individual convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence from possessing a  Read More ››

The Southwest Indigenous Women’s Coalition (SWIWC) is located in Mesa, Arizona and is a nonprofit domestic violence (DV) and sexual assault (SA) coalition serving the Tribes and Native DV/SA nonprofits in Arizona to increase their capacity to better address and respond to the domestic and sexual violence occurring in their communities. Read More ››

The Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition exists to support culturally-grounded, grassroots advocacy; and to provide national leadership and technical assistance to end gender-based violence. Read More ››

On Wednesday, September 11, 2019, Tribal leaders from across Indian Country and Members of Congress will host “VAWA at 25: Honoring Our Native Women Survivors,” an event to recognize the 25^th  Read More ››

NIWRC is excited to bring you this Peer-to-Peer event to learn from 4 Tribal Sister Programs that have met this challenge and come away with much to offer.  Read More ››