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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]
This is a list of indigenous rights organizations.Some of these organizations are members of other organizations listed in this article. Sometimes local organizations associated with particular groups of indigenous people will join in a regional or national organization, which in turn can join an even higher organization, along with other member supraorganizations.
Animal Management Workers assist in the running of dog health programs. [3] Education programs designed for Indigenous school students, community members, environmental health practitioners, animal management workers and government and non-government organisations about all aspects of animal health and welfare in remote Indigenous communities.
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 ...
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]
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]
The Indigenous Women's Network (IWN) is a nonprofit organization that provides a platform for Indigenous women in the Western Hemisphere. [1] The organization was founded in 1985. [ 2 ] IWN focuses on Native women, their families and communities and attempts to help them have sovereignty over themselves and their environment. [ 3 ]
The National Association of Rural and Indigenous Women was founded June 13, 1998 in Buin. [2] By the year 2018, ANAMURI was present in the Chilean regions ranging from Arica (Arica and Parinacota) to Coyhaique (Aysén), [2] including indigenous Aymara, Colla, Diaguita and Mapuche from all over the country. [4] Its headquarters is in the city of ...