MMIWR Resources
"Native Search Solutions" https://www.nativesearchsolutions.org is an organization that focuses on Missing & Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) cases. This service is for those who are 18 and older (but if there are missing minors you can still reach out). In order to use this 4 things will be required:
- Report number (police/incident)
- Request placed into National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Database
- Family has to give consent for individual to be entered into the database Native solutions uses
- Photographs of the missing person
This resource works all across the US and even in Canada.
Contact person is Mark Pooley- 480-380-7136
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Link: https://www.hennepin.us/staywarm
Hotlines for Natives Who are Experiencing Violence
- StrongHearts Native Helpline: 1-844-762-8483
- National Indigenous Women's Resource Center: 1-855-649-7299
- Coalition to Stop Violence against Native Women: 1-505-243-9199
- Native and Indigenous peoples addiction & mental health support: 1-866-932-5243
- Crisis text line: Text NATIVE to 741741
- National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE
- National Domestic Violence Shelter: 651-251-1608
People Who are Experiencing Violence Resources
- Identifying abuse: https://strongheartshelpline.org/abuse
- What is consent: https://www.csvanw.org/resources/consent/
- How to navigate help: https://www.csvanw.org/resources/
- Getting help: https://strongheartshelpline.org/get-help
- Creating a Safety Plan: https://strongheartshelpline.org/get-help/creating-a-safety-plan
- Toolkit when a woman is missing: https://www.niwrc.org/sites/default/files/files/reports/Toolkit_MissingAndMurdered.pdf
- Tribal Coalitions: https://www.niwrc.org/tribal-coalitions
- LGBTQ2S+: https://www.csvanw.org/lgbtq/
- Human Trafficking Resources: https://www.tatetopa.com/human-trafficking-resources-for-tribal-communities
- Garden of Truth: The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota: http://www.prostitutionresearch.com/pdfs/Garden_of_Truth_Final_Project_WEB.pdf
Books
- The beginning and End of Rape, Sarah Deer
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Stolen Sisters
- Violence Against Indigenous Women, Allison Hargraves
Film
- https://www.somebodysdaughter.com/
- https://www.daily-times.com/story/news/local/navajo-nation/2022/03/19/pbs-show-new-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-documentary/7070900001/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdzM6krfaKY
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psUA5jCuOgg
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NscqDqT0L18
Online Resources
- https://indianlaw.org/issue/ending-violence-against-native-women
- https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/userfiles/file/Violence%20Against%20AI%20AN%20Women%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf
- https://www.csvanw.org/
- https://www.nyscadv.org/what-we-do/domestic-violence-indigenous-peoples.html
- https://www.niwrc.org/resources/journalist-resources/covering-domestic-violence-against-native-women
- https://www.acf.hhs.gov/media/press/2022/psas-highlight-domestic-violence-awareness-among-native-americans
- https://www.ncai.org/policy-issues/tribal-governance/public-safety-and-justice/violence-against-women
- https://vawnet.org/sc/gender-based-violence-and-intersecting-challenges-impacting-native-american-alaskan-village-0