Thematic Hearing Before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 143rd Ordinary Period of Sessions October 25, 2011 Jana Walker, Senior Attorney Indian Law Resource Center Dorma Sahneyah, Vice Chairperson, National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center; and Executive Director, Hopi Tewa Women’s Coalition to End Abuse Lisa Brunner, Executive Director Sacred Spirits First Nation Coalition Terri Henry, [...]

Get your copy here! – Go to MIWSAC’s site. Based on personal interviews and stories of 105 Native women in the Twin Cities, Duluth, and Bemidji, this first-ever study of prostitution and trafficking of Native women in Minnesota will be released by the Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition (MIWSAC) and Prostitution Research & Education. [...]

Dear Friends and Colleagues, I am excited to announce that the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, Inc. (NIWRC) is the next National Indian Resource Center Addressing Domestic Violence and Safety for Indian Women.  Beginning this month, through a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Family Violence Prevention and Services [...]

Presidential Proclamation–National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (view the source): During Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we recognize the significant achievements we have made in reducing domestic violence in America, and we recommit ourselves to the important work still before us. Despite tremendous progress, an average of three women in America die as a result of domestic [...]