Articles for Native American Women

‘I cried a lot for her family’: What it’s like to tell stories of murdered Indigenous women
1 year, 8 months ago

‘I cried a lot for her family’: What it’s like to tell stories of murdered Indigenous women

LA Times  

On the Shelf 'Searching for Savanna: The Murder of One Native American Woman and the Violence Against the Many' By Mona Gable Atria: 320 pages, $29 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. “No one knows how many Native American women and girls are missing and …

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Congress Finally Renews The Violence Against Women Act
2 years, 10 months ago

Congress Finally Renews The Violence Against Women Act

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING After years of messy partisan fights and failures, Congress on Thursday finally reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act and expanded its protections for particularly vulnerable groups of people, including Native American women and LGBTQ survivors of violence. The expanded protections for Native American women are particularly notable, given the appallingly high rates of domestic violence and sexual …

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Attorney general unveils plan on missing Native Americans
5 years, 1 month ago

Attorney general unveils plan on missing Native Americans

Associated Press  

— Attorney General William Barr announced a nationwide plan Friday to address the crisis of missing and slain Native American women as concerns mount over the level of violence they face. Barr announced the plan, known as the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Initiative, during a visit with tribal leaders and law enforcement officials on the Flathead Reservation in Montana. …

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Senate Democrats Introduce Violence Against Women Act As GOP Flails
5 years, 2 months ago

Senate Democrats Introduce Violence Against Women Act As GOP Flails

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Senate Republicans have stalled for months on passing a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, so on Tuesday, Democrats went ahead and introduced their own. All 47 Democrats signed onto the House-passed VAWA bill, which would renew the landmark law through 2024 and expand protections for vulnerable populations like LGBTQ and Native American …

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Why do so many Native American women go missing? Congress now aiming to find out
5 years, 9 months ago

Why do so many Native American women go missing? Congress now aiming to find out

CNN  

CNN — Moments after Alyssa McLemore called 911 and asked for help on April 9, 2009, the line went dead. One estimate from the National Crime Information Center shows 5,712 reports of missing Native American women in 2016 alone – yet reliable, comprehensive data on the problem is still almost impossible to come by. “I just kind of feel like …

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Native American women’s election to US House celebrated
6 years, 2 months ago

Native American women’s election to US House celebrated

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As a girl, Debra Haaland remembers joining her grandmother as she chopped wood and fetched water for her home in tiny Mesita, a Native American community situated in New Mexico’s high desert. Haaland, an enrolled Laguna Pueblo member, is certain it was these early experiences and the example of her grandmother’s work ethic that helped her win …

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70 Years Ago, Native American Women Couldn’t Vote. Now, We're Congresswomen.
6 years, 2 months ago

70 Years Ago, Native American Women Couldn’t Vote. Now, We're Congresswomen.

Huff Post  

Sharice Davids defeated incumbent Republican Kevin Yoder to win Kansas' 3rd Congressional District. She is one of two Native American women who were elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday. Whitney Curtis via Getty Images For the first time, Native American women will finally have representation in the U.S. House of Representatives after the commanding victories of Deb …

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We're Finally Going To Have Native American Women In Congress
6 years, 2 months ago

We're Finally Going To Have Native American Women In Congress

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Two Native American women won their congressional races on Tuesday night, making history as the first female indigenous candidates heading to the U.S. House of Representatives. Democrat Deb Haaland, an enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe, swept to an easy victory in New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District, a heavily Democratic district with an open …

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#NotInvisible: Why are Native American women vanishing?
6 years, 4 months ago

#NotInvisible: Why are Native American women vanishing?

Associated Press  

— The searchers rummage through the abandoned trailer, flipping over a battered couch, unfurling a stained sheet, looking for clues. But if I have to, I will.” Ashley’s disappearance is one small chapter in the unsettling story of missing and murdered Native American women and girls. If that sounds like a horribly complicated mishmash of law enforcement jurisdictions that would …

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Feds, state lawmakers propose new ways to help Native women
6 years, 4 months ago

Feds, state lawmakers propose new ways to help Native women

Associated Press  

Federal and state lawmakers have proposed or adopted a series of measures designed to address the problem of missing and murdered Native American women and related issues, such as human trafficking, domestic violence and rape. Among them: FROM CAPITOL HILL — Savanna’s Act : The legislation, introduced last fall by North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, seeks to expand tribal access …

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