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An Online Resource Library on Gender-Based Violence.

The Nexus between Gender Based Violence and Housing Insecurity for American Indian and Alaska Native Survivors

Event Date
Wednesday, May 27, 2020, 03:30PM

For most survivors of sexual and domestic violence housing is an immediate and necessary need. For American Indian and Alaska Native Survivors the need is no different – but the additional barriers and complexities can sometimes feel insurmountable. Join this webinar for a discussion of American history’s impact in American Indian and Alaska Native housing instability and the findings from a group of experts from Indian country who work in the fields of gender-based violence and housing. 

Presenters will highlight the findings of Colonization, Homelessness, and the Prostitution and Sex Trafficking of Native Women and National Workgroup on Safe Housing for American Indian and Alaska Native Survivors of Gender-Based Violence: Lessons Learned.

Presenters:

  • Eileen Hudon - Ogitchidkawe Council, White Earth Ojibwa, Advocate, Activist, and Author
  • Christine Stark - Anishinaabe & Cherokee Author, Speaker, and Visual Artist
  • Caroline LaPorte, J.D. - Anishinaabe Judicial Advisor at the Seminole Tribe of Florida
  • Gwendolyn Packard - Ihanktonwan Dakota Training & Technical Assistance Specialist at the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center (NIWRC) 

Event Contact Information

Event Contact Name
National Indigenous Women's Resource Center