The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center is pleased to announce registration for the 2020 Women Are Sacred (WAS) Conference is now open! WAS is NIWRC’s bi-annual conference dedicated to ending violence against Native women and children. The theme for this year’s conference is “Carrying Our Medicine and Strengthening Our Vision to End the Violence.” Carrying […]
SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA INDIAN COMMUNITY – In preparation for the upcoming Presidential Preference Election, the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community held a roundtable discussion on January 22, 2020 in Salt River, Arizona.
So you’re heading to Washington, DC for the 2020 National UNITY Conference? That’s great! We realize you and/or your group will want to see the sights and possibly visit with your elected officials. We encourage you and/or your group to prepare now. Here are a few website links with helpful tips on how to prepare […]
The National Runaway Safeline offers a crisis hotline and online services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to youth at risk of running away, those who have run away or are homeless, and their families. CALL: 1-800-RUNAWAY CLICK: 1800RUNAWAY.org (visit disclaimer page) TEXT: 66008
The Tribal Law and Policy Institute is pleased to offer the following publications addressing what victim advocates need to know concerning sex trafficking as it impacts Native people and Indian country. The Sex Trafficking in Indian Country: Advocacy Curriculum is designed to introduce information on sex trafficking of Native people, covering topics such as the definition of sex […]
Join in as UNITY youth leaders, including UNITY Peer Guide, former 25 Under 25 Awardee and former Earth Ambassador Rory Wheeler, and current 25 Under 25 Awardees Anthony Tamez-Pochel and Owen Oliver as they discuss Native youth recommendations for the new Administration to respect for Tribal sovereignty and self-governance. Tune in to listen to Native […]
With OJJDP support, the Youth Collaboratory developed a toolkit for youth service providers to build their understanding of the commercial sexual exploitation of child. The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, with OJJDP support, has developed the National Judicial Institute on Domestic Child Sex Trafficking to help judicial officers better understand the dynamics of domestic child sex trafficking, […]
You just never know when a student will ask a tough sex ed question – Is it okay to have sex with my boyfriend if I love him? Get prepared to answer tricky questions by reading our Tips and Tools for Answering Sensitive Questions for advisors, parents and even peers!
The Healing Indigenous Lives Initiative (HILI) kicked off 2020 planning with a listening session in the Salt River community in Arizona on Saturday, January 18th, 2020 in partnership with the Young River Peoples Youth Council. The Healing Indigenous Lives Initiative, a partnership between UNITY and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), seeks […]
On behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, the Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition, Mending the Sacred Hoop, Men as Peacemakers, and the Tribal Law and Policy Institute; we would like to extend an invitation to attend the Strengthening Sovereign Responses to Sex Trafficking in Indian Country and Alaska Conference, […]
