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In this issue: Highlights from 2025 Women Are Sacred pg. 6. Maternal Health in Indian Country pg. 14. White Paper: Domestic Violence Services in Indian Country pg. 21 Read More ››

We, the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, support culturally grounded, grassroots advocacy and provide national leadership to end gender-based (domestic and sexual) violence in Indigenous Read More ››

This October 1, in honor of Tillie Black Bear, Wa Wokiye Win (Woman Who Helps Everyone) Women Are Sacred Day, NIWRC will be offering a virtual healing camp for survivors of domestic violence... Read More ››

Join the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center, White Buffalo Calf Women's Society, South Dakota Coalition Ending Domestic & Sexual Violence, and Native Women's Society of the Great Plains for an event celebrating Tillie Black Bear Women Are Sacred Day and 10-Year Memorial. This gathering will honor the legacy of Matilda “Tillie” Black Bear, a champion for the rights and safety of Native women. The event will be held at the Best Western Ramkota, Rapid City, South Dakota.  Read More ››

Dr. Percy Lezard engaged in an intersectional analysis of Indigeneity and gender diversity in the context of gender-based violence. They illustrated the rich history and continued resilience and... Read More ››

While advocacy on the domestic level is vital, violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women also has implications in the international arena. Read More ››

In honor of Tillie Black Bear, known as the grandmother of the movement to end violence against Native women Read More ››

The document is about trauma and its impact on Native women, including the root causes, dynamics, and effects of violence, as well as trauma-informed advocacy.

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Colonizing governments understood that to establish their control over Native nations, they had to work to eradicate tribal values that honored women and prohibited violence against women. Read More ››

Kristin Welch with the Waking Women Healing Institute Inc., will share how they are building culturally founded, sheltered places of learning to increase wellness, prevent acts of colonial violence Read More ››