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The BWC Committee on Native American Ministries (CONAM) is hosting a conversation with Dr. Casey Church about the COVID-19 pandemic and Raggatha Rain about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) and their impacts on Native American Communities. This webinar will provide resources for individuals and/or congregations who desire to raise awareness and be of support. Please join us!
Virtual Forum on Intimate Partner Violence, Human Trafficking, and Domestic Violence.
National Indigenous Women's Resource Center
Go to the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center, dedicated to Restoring Sovereignty and Safeguarding Native Women and Children, for various resources and to donate HERE
May 5 is the National Day of Awareness
The statistics of missing and murdered Indigenous/Native women increase everyday and with stay-at-home orders enacted officials expect these rates of violence to grow higher still.
Native women are murdered at a rate 10 times the national average and homicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among Native women and girls and 10-24 years of age. Unfortunately many of these cases go unsolved and unfiled due to complex legal and jurisdictional rules. At this time only 116 of the 5,712 cases of murdered or missing Native women have been logged into the Department of Justice’s nationwide database.
May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous/ Native Women and Girls. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) still needs to be renewed.
Native women are murdered at a rate 10 times the national average and homicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among Native women and girls and 10-24 years of age. Unfortunately many of these cases go unsolved and unfiled due to complex legal and jurisdictional rules. At this time only 116 of the 5,712 cases of murdered or missing Native women have been logged into the Department of Justice’s nationwide database.
May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous/ Native Women and Girls. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) still needs to be renewed.
SIGN THE PETITIONS
Sign Amnesty International USA’s (AIUSA) and Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) petitions:
Ensure Native women have access to rape kits
Pass the Violence Against Act (VAWA)
Pass Savanna’s Act/Not Invisible Act
Prioritize Indian Country in COVID Relief
Ensure Native women have access to rape kits
Pass the Violence Against Act (VAWA)
Pass Savanna’s Act/Not Invisible Act
Prioritize Indian Country in COVID Relief
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Help If You Have Been Assaulted
National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE
Please call this line if you have experienced sexual assault and wish to speak to someone, no matter when the assault happened. The line is open 24/7
For Native Communities by Native Communities, StrongHearts Native Helpline: 1-844-7NATIVE
This helpline is a domestic violence helpline for American Indians and Alaska Natives that provides culturally appropriate support. The line is open from 7am – 10pm CT
“What to do when you are raped,” Native American Women’s Health Education and Resource Center
“Sexual assault advocacy guide,” Mending the Sacred Hoop
Please call this line if you have experienced sexual assault and wish to speak to someone, no matter when the assault happened. The line is open 24/7
For Native Communities by Native Communities, StrongHearts Native Helpline: 1-844-7NATIVE
This helpline is a domestic violence helpline for American Indians and Alaska Natives that provides culturally appropriate support. The line is open from 7am – 10pm CT
“What to do when you are raped,” Native American Women’s Health Education and Resource Center
“Sexual assault advocacy guide,” Mending the Sacred Hoop