Communities of Color Content Topic Results
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- General Material
July 2004
Women at Work: Looking Behind the Numbers
Publisher(s):It includes statistics on women in the workplace as well as EEOC data on various forms of discrimination from FY1992 to FY2003.
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- General Material
June 2004
A Review of the Literature: Elder Abuse in Indian County - Research, Policy, and Practice
Publisher(s):This document describes the nature and extent of elder abuse in Indian country, what is being done about it, and identifies promising approaches and practices for addressing the problem.
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- General Material
June 2004
Preventing and Responding to Abuse of Elders in Indian Country
Publisher(s):This document provides an overview of the problem of elder abuse among the Native American population. Challenges to providing services and current initiatives are also discussed.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
May 2004
Sexual Victimization in Indian Country: Barriers and Resources for Native Women Seeking Help
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document summarizes the barriers facing and resources available to American Indian victims of sexual victimization, with a focus on systemic barriers found in the organizations and communities most likely to serve native women.
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- General Material
February 2004
Developing Linguistically and Culturally Responsive Materials for Latina Survivors of Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This paper summarizes efforts undertaken by the National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence to develop responses to the particular challenges and barriers faced by Spanish-speaking Latina survivors and by organizations serving them. Included here are guidelines for developing Spanish-language material.
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- General Material
February 2004
Developing Linguistically and Culturally Responsive Materials for Latina Survivors
Publisher(s):Provides a summary of efforts made by the Alianza to understand and respond to the barriers and challenges and concludes with recommendations for service providers to develop culturally and linguistically appropriate materials.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2004
Asset Building in Native Communities Activity Workbook
Publisher(s):This workbook is comprised of two activity modules to help think through designing an IDA with funding from the Assets for Independence program that meets the particular needs of the community.
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- General Material
January 2004
Domestic Violence at the Crossroads: Violence Against Poor Women and Women of Color
Publisher(s):This article explains how failing to address multiple oppressions of poor women of color jeopardizes the validity and legitimacy of the anti-violence movement.
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- General Material
July 2003
Domestic Violence High for Mail Order Brides
Publisher(s):This radio program talks about domestic violence experienced by immigrant women who come to the country after getting married to American men through international match making businesses.
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- General Material
April 2003
Not an Indian Tradition: The Sexual Colonization of Native Peoples
This paper analyzes the connections between sexual violence and colonialism in the lives and histories of Native peoples and argues that colonialism is itself structured by the logic of sexual violence.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 2003
Raising Public Awareness on Domestic Violence in Indian Country
Publisher(s):This is a guide for promoting public education in rural and Native American communities.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 2003
Forging New Collaborations Between Domestic Violence Programs, Child Welfare Services and Communities of Color
Publisher(s):Over 100 domestic violence and sexual assault activists of color participated in these focus groups. The report includes highlights from their conversations regarding issues, barriers & recommendations for battered women of color with children.