Violence Against Native Americans and Alaska Natives Far Exceed National Averages
For decades, Native American and Alaska Native communities have struggled with high rates of assault, abduction and murder fo tribal members. Community advocates describe the crisis as a legacy of generations of government policies of forced removal, land seizures and violence inflicted on Native peoples.
- A 2016 study by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) found that more than four in five American Indian and Alaska Native women (84.3 percent) have experienced violence in their lifetime, including 56.1 percent who have experienced sexual violence.
- In the year leading up to the study, 39.8 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native women had experienced violence, including 14.4 percent who had experienced sexual violence.
- Overall, more than 1.5 million American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced violence in their lifetime.
Resources
NOT ONE MORE Finding & Recommendations of the Not Invisible Act Commission
The Not Invisible Act Commission Report is dedicated to the victims, survivors, and all those impacted by the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous persons and human trafficking of Indigenous people (MMIP and HT). We honor your stories and solemnly acknowledge your experiences in the hope of bringing a new path toward healing. Our intention is to end the crisis of violence that plagues the original people of this land so that you will be invisible no more.
Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons
The Department of Justice has prioritized working to address the causes of violence against Native American individuals and communities and to bring justice to victims and their families.
Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Regional Outreach Program
Permanently placed 10 attorneys and coordinators in five designated regions across the United States to aid in the prevention and response to missing or murdered Indigenous people.
National Indigenous Women's Resource Center
Providing national leadership to end violence against American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian women by lifting up the collective voices of grassroots advocates and offering culturally grounded resources, technical assistance and training, and policy development to strengthen tribal sovereignty.
MMIW Toolkit for Families and Communities
Designed to assist families, communities, and advocacy organizations in understanding and responding to a case of a missing or murdered Native woman.
Guide to Developing a Tribal Community Response Plan for Missing Person Cases
A how to guide to developing a tribal community response plan for missing person cases.
When Your Child Is Missing: A Family Survival Guide
Provided by the U.S. Department of Justice, the Office of Justice Programs and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
When a Loved One Goes Missing Reference Guide
What to do in the first 72 hours, a quick reference guide for families of missing indigenous women. Published by the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center
Post-MEP (missing and endangered persons) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Tribal Consultation
The Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts
Native Public Media: The Missing & Endangered Person Event Code
Missing and Endangered Person (MEP) Event Code: Established August 7, 2024 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
A snapshot of data from 71 urban cities in the United States, published by the Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI.org).
Reducing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Arizona’s Statewide Study in Partnership with the HB2570 Legislative Study Committee.
Yoyot Sp'q'n'i an Indigenous Safe Shelter
Yoyot Sp'q'n'i offers resources to the abused, trafficked, homeless and those needing Domestic Violence Support. Yoyot Sp'q'n'i provides sensible solutions by advocating to uplift indigenous community with compassion and dedication.
Minnesota Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office
MMIR Office provides support and resources for affected indigenous families and communities. Gov. Tim Walz signed into law the legislation to establish the first-in-the-nation MMIR Office in 2021. Staff are housed in the Department of Public Safety Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and work to implement the recommendations of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Task Force.
Phoenix Indian Center Prevention Services
Our Prevention Team is here to help keep our urban American Indian community safe by providing culturally responsive resources and prevention programming.
Arizona Association of Drug Court Professionals
We are here to make efforts to reduce substance abuse, crime, and recidivism by promoting and advocating for the establishment and funding of Treatment Courts and collecting and disseminating information, technical assistance and mutual support.