Fact Sheet

Savanna’s Act (The Act) became law on October 10, 2020. The bill is named after Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind, a member of the Spirit Lake Nation of North Dakota, who was murdered while she was eight months pregnant in August 2017. She was 22 years old. 

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Sexual Violence Against Women and Children in Indian Country Read More ››

The STTARS Indigenous Safe Housing Center have put together a factsheet on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA 1996) and it's relationship with Tribal Governments.  Read More ››

This fact sheet, prepared by STTARS staff, is a basic overview of the changes to the VAWA housing provisions that were enacted as part of VAWA’s reauthorization in March of 2022. Read More ››

International human rights law recognizes everyone’s right to an adequate standard of living, including adequate housing.  Read More ››

Created with non-federal funding in 2023, STTARS put together a fact sheet on what the right to water means.  Read More ››

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), originally sponsored by Senators Biden and Hatch, was enacted in 1994 as a result of national grassroots organizing by battered women and advocates. Read More ››

Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men Read More ››

The Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) was enacted in 1984 and established the Crime Victims Fund (CVF or Fund). Read More ››

People usually talk about sexual violence as defined by the law: attempted rape, forcible rape etc. That leaves out numerous other forms of sexual violence that virtually all women experience. Read More ››