WASHINGTON—National crime statistics already indicate that 1 in 3 American Indian women will be raped in their lifetimes, but new clarification from the Obama administration on the definition of rapes that affect women, men, and children indicate that the daunting numbers may only be telling a sliver of the story. President Barack Obama cited the [...]

WASHINGTON (Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011) – Nearly 20 years after the Violence Against Women Act was first signed into law, U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) introduced legislation Wednesday to further strengthen and improve the programs authorized under the landmark law to assist victims and survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual [...]

Raise awareness and help end the epidemic of violence against Native women. Please visit www.indianlaw.org to view and share the Indian Law Resource Center’s latest video, “To the Indigenous Woman,” which is intended to raise awareness about the epidemic proportions of violence against Native women. Click on the Take Action button to view our the [...]

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 [...]