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The National Indigenous Women's Resource Center (NIWRC) is a nonprofit organization that provides health resources to Native American women and also advocates for women's health, housing, and domestic violence support. [1] [2] [3] The organization was founded and is led by Native American women. [4]
Matilda "Tillie" Black Bear (Lakota: Wa Wokiye Win, meaning Woman Who Helps Everyone; [1] December 10, 1946 – July 19, 2014) [2] was a Lakota anti-domestic violence activist known as the Grandmother (Unci) of the Grassroots Movement of Safety for Native Women. [3]
In 2018, Whitefoot spoke at a Women are Sacred event created by the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center. [16] Whitefoot is the co-host of the War Cry Podcast, which is based in the Pacific Northwest and discusses missing and murdered Indigenous people, their stories, and the historical context surrounding them. [17]
'Searching for Savanna' tracks only one of thousands of Indigenous women kidnapped or killed on Native reservations. It's a hard, necessary story to tell.
During this era, Native women also began to take on more prominent roles in national politics. [6] For example, LaDonna Harris, a Comanche activist, founded Americans for Indian Opportunity (AIO) in 1970, which focused on advancing the political, economic, and cultural rights of Indigenous peoples. [6]
As of July 2018, she is a board member for Our Revolution [7] [8] and the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center; [9] the senior strategist for Pipestem Law, [24] [45] a lawfirm specializing in representing Native American interests; [46] and the volunteer policy analyst for Mother Nation, [37] [38] [45] a nonprofit organization supporting ...
The group published the Indigenous Women's Health Book, Within the Sacred Circle: Reproductive Rights, Environmental Health, Traditional Herbs and Remedies in 2004. Windspeaker called the book "well-organized and comprehensive", with issues about women's health written by Native women and including chapters about women who are two-spirited. [24]
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women [a] are instances of violence against Indigenous women in Canada and the United States, [1] [2] notably those in the First Nations in Canada and Native American communities, [3] [4] [5] but also amongst other Indigenous peoples such as in Australia and New Zealand, [2] and the grassroots movement to raise awareness of MMIW through organizing marches ...