The presentation will review the international legal framework applicable to MMIW and other forms of gender-based violence committed against indigenous women.Read More ››
The newly established Tribal Safe Housing Center was created to address the intersection of housing instability/homelessness and domestic violence. Read More ››
This webinar will give a voice to survivors, fallen victims and their ohana as Missing and Murdered Native Hawaiian Women remains a form of violence and oppression that was introduced and implemented Read More ››
In 2005, the movement for the safety of Native women led the struggle to include under the Violence Against Women Act a separate title for Native women called Safety for Indian Women. Read More ››
The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, Inc. (NIWRC) is a Native-led nonprofit organization dedicated to ending violence against Native women and children. Read More ››
Many families impacted by violence have to relocate for safety or become at risk of losing their housing in response to abuse and economic instability. Read More ››
I have worked for several years with Native American women, children, and families in the areas of domestic violence, healing from trauma, and child welfare. Read More ››
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 ››
This Saturday, May 5th, 2018 the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center supports grassroots to National policy level organizing efforts that seek to address the horrific ongoing violence Read More ››
Sexual violence remains a crisis in Tribal communities, impacting Native women and relatives at alarmingly high rates. This Sexual Assault Awareness Month, NIWRC emphasizes the urgent need to recogn.. Read More ››