Ending Violence Against Native Women From the Roots Up: An Overview of Shelter and Advocacy Program Development Supporting Women's Sovereignty

• NCJ Number: 230440
• Author(s): Brenda Hill
• Editor(s): Karen Artichoker
• Date Published: 2009
• Length: 61 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health and Human Services
• Sale Source: Sacred Circle, National Resource Ctr to End Violence Against Native Women
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Citizen Involvement Material
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This report is an overview of programs that seek to end violence against Native American women and to support their efforts at sovereignty.

Abstract

Domestic violence is a human rights issue as well as a criminal justice issue. This report presents a social change model that can be used to develop shelter and advocacy programs to combat domestic violence and establish the sovereignty of Native American women. The report is divided into three sections. The first section is entitled The Roots: Program Belief System, and is a discussion of the need to establish a philosophy and mission statement to combat domestic violence and support the sovereignty of women. The second section, The Trunk: Contributors, describes what needs to be done in the planning and development stage of establishing a grassroots advocacy program. The third section, The Branches: Response, discusses how advocacy programs can be used to bring about social change and work towards improving women's safety and establishing women's sovereignty. Appendixes