I think its important to keep all of this in mind when looking at how Native American women are victims in this vicious cycle. For example for a Native American women she has to keep in mind that statistically she already is more likely to be a victim of abuse. If the abuse does happen it is very difficult for her to speak out, the resources as we have seen are not there. Even if they are the offenders are usually not held accountable for their actions. Law enforcement, have a difficult time trying to charge the offenders because of the different regulations under Native and Federal law. The victims face a constant problem of feeling ashamed for speaking out and being a victim of rape or abuse. This explains to us, why so many cases go under hiding or never come to light. As I have previously said in my last essay, in the example of my mother it is extremely difficult for her to speak about the abuse she suffered in her previous relationship. Which is why I understand the difficulty these women have in speaking out against their offender or about what happened to them. The fact that there is no guarantee that their offender will be held accountable makes it worst, it can make the victim have seconds thoughts about speaking out when they are not sure if anything will be done about it. One must keep into consideration that these women are not alone and there are programs to help them heal from such traumatic experiences. One such program is the Strong Hearted Native Women’s coalition, it was founded in 2005 to assist in the change needed to reduce sexual assault, domestic violence, human trafficking, stalking to Native American women, their families and community. The goal of this organization is to raise awareness, educate and pr... ... middle of paper ... ... had to go through. I will then go into my actual research, my experience working in the programs of Child Abuse Treatment Program and the Family Preservation Program. Lastly I will add, what knowledge I gained from working in these programs and how to get involved. I will say how anyone looking into working in this program can always use me as a resource and can ask me how to volunteer. This way I am also a resource and not only an advocate. The brochure will have the same information as the presentation, just in more understandable language, and it will be more artistic. This way I can use the brochure to present the issue among children and teenagers, without boring them with a presentation. Ultimately my goal is to promote awareness, I know I won’t be able to reach everyone, but I still want to try and make a difference in someones life if I can and I am able to.
Analytical Paper #1 There has been a drastic transformation in the importance of American women and their roles in the last four centuries. The freedom and equality that women possess today was not present in the 1600s. Americans viewed women as a minority and treated them with contempt. Unlike Americans, Native Indians treated their women and the colonial women they kidnapped with more respect, granting them with more pleasant and important tasks.
Even though Native Americans belong to a federally recognized tribe, which are sovereign nations, they are still U.S. citizens. When a crime is committed in America the citizens expect for victims to get justice. Native tribes have a different judicial system than the U.S.. Many Native Americans don’t know what justice is, they only know injustice. Louise Erdrich author of the best selling book “The Round House” demonstrates this in her most prominent theme justice vs. injustice. Whether it be for Native people or others justice will always need to be around for a somewhat peaceful world in which to live in.
There is much literature about African American and Hispanic offenders and the punishment of males in the criminal justice system; however, there is not much literature on either Native Americans or women offenders in the criminal justice system. Luana Ross attempts to break this trend with her research in Inventing the Savage: The Social Construct of Native American Criminality. In her book, Ross first gives a comprehensive history and perspective on the perception of Native Americans by what she describes as “Euro-Americans.” In the second part of her book, Ross gives us a glimpse on the conditions and treatment of women prisoners (particularly Native American women) in a Montana women’s correctional facility (labeled the WCC by the author).
The removal of Indian tribes was one of the tragic times in America’s history. Native Americans endured hard times when immigrants came to the New World. Their land was stolen, people were treated poorly, tricked, harassed, bullied, and much more. The mistreatment was caused mostly by the white settlers, who wanted the Indians land. The Indians removal was pushed to benefit the settlers, which in turn, caused the Indians to be treated as less than a person and pushed off of their lands. MOREEE
together for the better of the shared children. The women had a say in how they would help
54% of women victims of serious sexual assault were assaulted by their partner or ex-partner (Stern 2010). 19% of women have experienced stalking since the age of 16 (Smith (Ed.), Coleman, Eder and Hall January 2011). These statistics help give a picture of the problem but do little to shed light on the solution. There are many programs and shelters offered to victims of domestic violence, Hill Country Cares is one of them. Hill Country Cares is a government funded women’s shelter better known s HCC. This is a place where victims of domestic violence are referred to from many sources. (i.e. local authorities after reporting a domestic violence incident). HCC is a safe place where victims receive many different types of assistance while their situation, as well as the painfully intimate details of their abuse, are kept entirely confidential.
Historical trauma has brought psychological effects on the Native American community. Many suffer from alcohol and drug abuse, depression, and poverty. I wondered why they do not get help from the government and after watching the documentary California’s “Lost” Tribes I began to understand that in any reservation the tribe is the government, so they do not have the same rights as a city outside the reservation. Many of the the reservations were placed in areas where they could not do any form of agriculture, so they did not have a source of income. Many of this reservations have to find ways to get themselves out of poverty and many of the reservations within California have found a way to get out of their poverty by creating casinos
As stated in Addressing the Oliphant in the Room: Domestic Violence and the safety of American Indian and Alaska Native Children in Indian Country “The National Congress of American Indians declared violence against Native Americans, particularly those living on tribal lands, as the most critical issue faced by Native Americans.” What are the causes of domestic violence on reservations? This is an important issue because domestic violence is a huge issue on reservations and being aware of the causes can play an important role in helping to lower domestic violence rates and give less of a stigma on the stereotypes against Native Americans. Domestic violence includes, physical abuse, sexual abuse as well as psychological abuse, including a combination of all of these. The domestic violence is not limited to only certain tribes, but is common among many tribes all across the United States. Native Americans are known for being alcoholics and living in poverty, but there are many other factors that play into the violence that
Today, Native American women continue to be victimized and remain vulnerable targets within, their communities, reservations, tribal law enforcement agencies, and federal law enforcement agencies. In order to restore peace and justice for Native women we first need to have critical and substantive discussion regarding all aspects of sexual assault on r...
The United States Government was founded on the basis that it would protect the rights and liberties of every American citizen. The Equal Protection Clause, a part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, provides that “no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws”. Yet for hundreds of years, the US government and society have distressed the Native American people through broken treaties, removal policies, and attempts of assimilation. From the Trail of Tears in the 1830s to the Termination Policy in 1953, the continued oppression of American Indian communities produced an atmosphere of heightened tension and gave the native peoples a reason to fight back. In 1968, Clyde Bellecourt, Dennis Banks, and Russell Means founded the American Indian Movement to address issues concerning the Native American community and tackle the situation and position of Native Americans in society. Over the next few decades, the movement led to a series of radical protests, which were designed to raise awareness to the American Indians’ issues and to pressure the federal government to act on their behalf. After all of the unfair and unjust policies enacted by the U.S. government and society, all of the American Indian Movement’s actions can be justified as legitimate reactions to the United States’ democratic society that had promised to respect and protect their people and had failed to do so.
Rape can happen to anyone. Women from different cultures, races, ages, and economic level are all vulnerable. It does not matter who you are or where you live, although women of lowest status are most vulnerable to rape, and so are Hispanic and African American women. (An...
Native Americans lived on the land that is now called America, but when white settlers started to take over the land, many lives of Native Americans were lost. Today, many people believe that the things that have been done and are being done right now, is an honor or an insult to the Natives. The choices that were made and being made were an insult to the Native Americans that live and used to live on this land, by being insulted by land policies, boardings schools and modern issues, all in which contain mistreatment of the Natives. The power that the settlers and the people who governed them had, overcame the power of the Natives so the settlers took advantage and changed the Natives way of life to the
From the time that they’re children, American citizens are taught to associate the words “...Liberty and Justice for all,” with their country. However, there’s at least one group of people being greatly deprived of justice: survivors of rape. It comes as no surprise that approximately sixty-eight percent of rapes are not reported in a country where approximately ninety-eight percent of rapists are never jailed (Rape - Definition, Examples, Cases, Processes). Victims of this horrible crime are going through possibly the worst trauma of their lives, so it’s very difficult for them to want to come forward to law enforcement and somewhat have to relive their trauma, especially given the previous statistics. Perhaps one of the greatest contributors to these horrifying statistics, therefore, a reason rape survivors are unlikely to come forward, is the backlog of things called rape kits that many jurisdictions in the United States currently have.
Concerns one may have when developing a “domestic violence survivors group: May or may not be with one’s cultural heritage.
Women have played a very important role in this life. They stand next to the men to help them to develop the lifestyle on the earth. They are mothers, employees, builders and teachers. Before million years ago, women played different roles with the men to make the life easier. In different cultures, the women were more than housewives. In Native American culture for example, they had a very effective role next to the men to help them in hunting and wars and being homemakers. They worked hard to make brave and strong generation to protect the tribe in the future. They make an important place for themselves in their tribes. The Native American tribes could not survive without their women. This essay will show the powerful roles of the Native American women in their tribes. One of the texts that are mentioned: " Brave Woman Counts Coup " legend which was told by Jenny Leading Clout in South Dakota in 1967 about a warrior woman who joined wars and refused to get married after the man she loved. This legend shows the power the Native American woman and fought to keep her tribe safe. The second text is written by Marge Tindal , an early Native American writer, which is "Woman-With-Tongue-That-Wags" poem. The poem is about a wise women who was loved by her people because she helped them with their life struggles. The last text "Mankiller A Chief and Her People" is a biography about Wilma Mankiller , the first female chief of her tribe, which is written by her and Michael Wallis. The soft creature in the Native American culture are wise, brave, and leader women who fight next to the men to keep their legacy continue.