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More than half of all Native American and Alaska Native women have experienced sexual violence. That is one of the troubling statistics that emerged from a study released last month by the National Institutes of Justice. The study relied on interviews with nearly 2,500 women in 2010. Those women face a journey of physical, emotional and spiritual pain. One that is often filled with humiliation, fear and feelings of isolation. We will talk about what happens after rape, where to get support and how people move towards healing.
Mentioned on Today’s Show:
What To Do When You’re Raped, An ABC Handbook for Native Girls
Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network
Guests:
Sarah Deer (Muscogee Creek Nation of Oklahoma) – professor of law at William Mitchell College and author of “The Beginning and End of Rape: Confronting Sexual Violence in Native America”
Pam Kingfisher (Cherokee) – Project Coordinator for Women’s Reproductive Justice at the Native American Women’s Health Education Resource Center
Break Music: Stomp Dance (song) George Hunter (artist) Haven (album)
