For Native American women, stepping into leadership starts with reclaiming their past
Now in its 20th year, WeWin brings together more than 400 women across tribes and generations for prayer circles, keynote ...
Author finds deep and disturbing history of violence against Native American women in ‘Searching for Savanna’
With her, it was all around the theme that, ‘Our women are sacred and we need to protect them,’ so that has been sort of the rallying cry of Native American women’s movements ever since Tillie Black ...
Indigenous doulas are helping Native moms take back their health after centuries of discrimination
Native communities have some of the highest rates of maternal and infant health problems in the U.S. A grassroots movement is ...
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Telling the stories of Native women living, working and dreaming in South Minneapolis
the podcast follows the lives of several Native women living, working and dreaming in South Minneapolis. NNT is recording the live readings and will release the series as a podcast in 2025.
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Native Woman Won $400,000 from Abuse Settlement, Then Vanished. Inside a Family's Quest to Find Out What Happened
She deserves for people to fight for her.” Johnson-Davis is one of thousands of missing Native women whose disappearance remains unsolved. Four out of every five Native women are victims of ...
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Native American women see high rates of violence. Here's how officials are taking it on
A 2016 study by the National Institute of Justice referenced in the release found that more than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women (84.3%) have experienced violence in their lifetime ...
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L.A. clinic helps Native American community in dire need of health care
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Two Native American women founded the United American Indian Involvement community clinic in Los Angeles 50 years ago. Their mission is to care for the unique needs of the ...