INCREASING AWARENESS FOR MISSING AND MURDERED ALASKA NATIVE WOMEN
GOAL OF PLATFORM
Provide EASY ACCESS to:
- INFORMATIONAL LINKS
- ACTION STEPS
- DONATION OPPORTUNITIES
INCREASING AWARENESS FOR MISSING AND MURDERED
ALASKA NATIVE WOMEN
Did you know that everyday Alaska Native women
face domestic abuse, murder, or are missing?
Why does history repeat itself?
When is it going to change?
When will their voices be heard?
Let this be the year that we can make a difference.
ROOT CAUSES
This issue has many multifaceted problems.
Race, gender, and lack of a reporting network all play a large roll in this challenge.
Alaska Native women lack representation.
Why?
To begin to understand this issue, research and interviews about domestic abuse, sex trafficking, unresolved missing and or murdered cases, and homelessness tell a story. And these stories reveal trends about sexism, racism, and a lack of reporting that can no longer be ignored..
Tammy ashley, senior director of operations AT the ALaska native justice center, WAS INTERVIEWED on FEbruary 23rd, 2022
85%
QUESTION: On the organization's website it shares that half of the women in Alaska experience sexual violence in their lifetime and 85% of Alaska Native Women experience violence in their lifetime. What is the root of this issue?
ANSWER: "Rampant drug and alcohol abuse, dark winters and physical isolation (especially in rural communities), centuries of structural inequities and systemic violence against AN/AI women are some of the contributing root causes for the high numbers of sexual violence in Alaska. In addition, education and conversations around the issue of sexual violence are limited and often seen as a stigma which reduces the likelihood of women reporting their perpetrator, therefore, allowing the perpetrator to repeat the cycle."
TO LEARN MORE:
https://anjc.org
WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP?
BE INFORMED
- STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE Statewide NEWS
- LEARN THE HISTORY SO WE DON'T REPEAT IT
GET INVOLVED
- VOLUNTEER
- DONATE
SPEAK OUT
- SHARE WHAT YOU HAVE YOU HAVE LEARNED WITH OTHERS
HOTLINES
ALASKA NATIVE WOMEN's RESOURCE CENTER (907)328-3990
ALASKA NATIVE JUSTICE CENTER
(907)793-3550
NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE
1-800-799-7233
STRONGHEARTS NATIVE HELPLINE
1-884-762-8483
ABUSED WOMEN'S AID IN CRISIS
(907)279-9581
DATA AND STATISTICS
https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1593&context=alr
https://www.aknwrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/aknwrc_mmiw_toolkit_final_approved.pdf
https://dataforindigenousjustice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/We-Are-Calling-To-You-1.pdf
https://alaska-native-news.com/domestic-violence-sexual-violence-and-mmiw/55537/
https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/249736.pdf
NATIONAL INDIGENOUS RESOURCE CENTER
- PROVIDES DATA AND STATISTICS
- OFFERS HOUSING INFORMATION
- PROVIDES HOTLINE FOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS
https://www.niwrc.org/contact-us
ALASKA NATIVE JUSTICE CENTER
- OFFERS LEGAL REPRESENTATION
- PROVIDES DATA ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEX TRAFFICKING, SEXUAL ASSULT, AND OTHER CRIMES
- PROVIDES YOUTH DEVELOPEMENT AND MORE
https://anjc.org
ALASKA NATIVE WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER
- HOSTS EVENTS THAT HELP RAISE AWARENESS AND PROMOTE UNTIY
- SUPPORTS VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- ADVOCATES FOR ALASKA NATIVE CHILDREN AND WOMEN
https://www.aknwrc.org
CONVENANT HOUSE
- SHELTER SERVICES
- YOUTH ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
- DONATION OPPORTUNITIES
https://covenanthouseak.org
SAVANNAH ACT
LISA MURKOWSKI ADDRESSING CRISIS OF MISSING OR MURDERED INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF ALASKA
https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/release/murkowskis-legislation-addressing-crisis-of-missing-murdered-and-trafficked-indigenous-people-passes-senate_
CHOOSE RESPECT CAMPAIGN
SEAN PARNELL'S CHOOSE RESPECT CAMPAIGN AND HOW IT HAS IMPACTED ALASKA
https://dps.alaska.gov/cdvsa/prevention/choose-respect