Laws "Not Enough" to Tackle Violence Against Native Women

http://www.truth-out.org/laws-not-enough-tackle-violence-against-native-women/1312128876


Juana Majel Dixon, first vice president of the National Congress of American Indians, said earlier this year that, "Young women on reservations live their lives in anticipation of being raped…They talk about 'how I will survive my rape‚' as opposed to not thinking about it at all."

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According to the Indian Law Resource Center, one in three native women is raped in her lifetime, while one in six will be domestically abused by a husband, boyfriend or intimate partner.

The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) estimates that the average annual rate of rape and sexual assault among American Indians is 3.5 times higher than for all races.

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Addressing the press and the public in a conference call Thursday, Thomas Perrelli, associate attorney general with the Department Of Justice, said that the White House and its partners are engaged in consultations with tribes across the country about how best to protect Native women from violence.

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thank you White House

and bottom line - words matter

Important topic but articles like this do it an injustice.

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