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Association on American Indian Affairs
"The Association on American Indian Affairs envisions a world where diverse Native American cultures and values are lived, protected and respected.
To achieve this vision the Association will lead the grassroots fight to protect
Native American Cultural Sovereignty by"
Preserving Culture
Educating Youth
Protecting Sovereignty
Building Capacity"
Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women
"Our mission is to stop violence against Native women and children by advocating for social change in our communities.
Organized in 1996 by three founding Native women, Peggy Bird (Kewa), Darlene Correa (Laguna Pueblo) and Genne James (Navajo), the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women (CSVANW) was created to provide support to other Native advocates working in domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking and sex trafficking in New Mexico’s tribal communities."
Emerge Center Against Domestic Abuse
"Each year, nearly 6,000 survivors of domestic violence in Southern Arizona find support through Emerge. We offer emergency shelter, community-based services, community education, a 24/7 crisis hotline and a housing stability program as part of our mission to provide the opportunity to create, sustain and celebrate a life free from abuse."
Indian Law and Order Commission
The Indian Law and Order Commission is a federal commission established by the U.S. Congress in the Tribal Law and Order Act, in Section 235 of the Act.
Indian Law Resource Center.
"Working to protect the legal rights, cultures and environments of Indian nations and other indigenous peoples of the Americas since 1978."
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women USA
"MMIW USA’s number one mission is to bring our missing home and help the families of the murdered cope and support them through the process of grief. We give them hands-on support and guidance and if we don’t have the answers, we get the answers so that these families do not feel abandoned and alone in this struggle like so many have before them."
Murder Accountability Project
"The Murder Accountability Project is a nonprofit group organized in 2015 and dedicated to educate Americans on the importance of accurately accounting for unsolved homicides within the United States. We seek to obtain information from federal, state and local governments about unsolved homicides and to publish this information. The Project’s Board of Directors is composed of retired law enforcement investigators, investigative journalists, criminologists and other experts on various aspects of homicide."
National Congress of American Indians
"The National Congress of American Indians, founded in 1944, is the oldest, largest and most representative American Indian and Alaska Native organization serving the broad interests of tribal governments and communities."
National Indigenous Women's Resource Center
"Providing national leadership to end violence against American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian women by lifting up the collective voices of grassroots advocates and offering culturally grounded resources, technical assistance and training, and policy development to strengthen tribal sovereignty."
Native Hope
"Native Hope exists to address the injustice done to Native Americans. We share Native stories, provide educational resources, and assist Native communities."
Native Search Solutions
"Native Search Solutions (NSS) is a new and innovative organization that focuses on Missing & Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) cases. Missing person investigations are complex and if not resolved in a fairly short amount of time, the investigation will most likely come to an impasse. NSS will use new and innovate technologies that will supplement tribal law enforcement’s MMIP investigations. Regardless of the tribal police department’s size, resources or budget; these tools will be made available to add to their investigations."
Native Womens Wilderness
"Native Women's Wilderness was created to bring Native women together to share our stories, support each other, and learn from one another as we endeavor to explore and celebrate the wilderness and our native lands."
Not Our Native Daughters
"Our Mission - To end the trafficking, exploitation, and murder of Indigenous Persons through education, policy change, coalition-building, and strengthening indigenous capacities to address the endemic violence."
RAINN
"RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800.656.HOPE, online.rainn.org y rainn.org/es) in partnership with more than 1,000 local sexual assault service providers across the country and operates the DoD Safe Helpline for the Department of Defense. RAINN also carries out programs to prevent sexual violence, help survivors, and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice."
The REDress Project - Jaime Black
"The REDress Project focuses around the issue of missing or murdered Aboriginal women across Canada. It is an installation art project based on an aesthetic response to this critical national issue. The project has been installed in public spaces throughout Canada and the United States as a visual reminder of the staggering number of women who are no longer with us. Through the installation I hope to draw attention to the gendered and racialized nature of violent crimes against Aboriginal women and to evoke a presence through the marking of absence."
Red Women Rising
"he Red Women Rising Project is dedicated to uplifting the voices of Urban Indian survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault through increasing awareness around Urban Indian women’s domestic violence issues and enhancing survivors' access to domestic violence services. This project also aims to enhance provider capacity to care for Native American survivors of abuse by providing access to culturally-responsive resources and training opportunities. By bringing the issues of unbalanced access to resources for justice and healing for the large numbers of Native women living in cities and other urban areas to the fore, Red Women Rising strives to promote a holistic approach towards curbing the issue of domestic violence in Urban Indian communities."
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice Research on Violent Victimization (ROVV) Lab - Arizona State University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Who we are: The ROVV is a research lab within the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University (ASU). Centering on social justice and promoting safer and healthier communities for all people, we are driven by the need to reduce victimization among underserved populations, including Indigenous Peoples. We acknowledge that the insights into the causes of victimization and practical solutions are drawn not from the centers of power but rather from survivors' lived experiences and resilience.
Our past MMIP work: Our previous research sought to unravel the ongoing violence encountered by Indigenous Peoples in the form of MMIP. In partnership with Native communities and organizations in Arizona, in 2020, we conducted the first known study to document the causes and prevalence of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) crisis in Arizona. Further, in 2022 we sought the guidance of ASU Indigenous students and the staff serving them to understand the limitations of campus service providers in addressing the needs of Indigenous students living with trauma. To access our work on MMIP, see our publications.
Our current MMIP work: Our current work centers on highlighting the lived experiences of Indigenous Peoples impacted by MMIP. Centering on decolonial methodologies, we work closely with survivors of MMIP, who guide us in ensuring that our research is trauma-informed, victim-centered, and culturally sensitive.
Southern Arizona Legal Aid
"Our Mission is to provide quality legal services to people who would not otherwise have equal access to justice, in ways which affirm their individual and collective dignity, integrity, and power."
Southwest Indigenous Women's Coalition
"SWIWC is a statewide tribal domestic and sexual violence coalition that has been serving the Tribes in Arizona since 2006. SWIWC’s primary purpose is to help tribes increase their capacity to better address and respond to the violence occurring in their respective communities."
Sovereign Bodies Institute (SBI)
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Sovereign Bodies Institute (SBI) builds on Indigenous traditions of data gathering and knowledge transfer to create, disseminate, and put into action research on gender and sexual violence against Indigenous people."
StrongHearts Native Helpline
"StrongHearts Native Helpline
1-844-7NATIVE (762-8483)
is a 24/7 safe, confidential and anonymous domestic, dating and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans and Alaska Natives, offering culturally-appropriate support and advocacy."
Urban Indian Health Institute
"Decolonizing data, for Indigenous people, by Indigenous people."
