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International Commission Investigates and Will Monitor Violence Against Indigenous Women in the U.S. – High Level of Violence Against Alaska Native Women Astonishing
The extreme level of violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women in the United States is being examined by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights through a thematic hearing on October 5, 2018, at 9:00 a.m., Mountain, at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder, Colorado.
Safe Women, Strong Nations Awarded Grant from Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community

August 15, 2018

Helena, Montana   ̶ Indian Law Resource Center was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community for the Center's work to pursue legal strategies and educational initiatives aimed at improving safety in Alaska Native villages and access to...

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Center urges implementation of the American Declaration at first annual OAS Inter-American Forum on Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous Peoples address the 48th General Assembly of the Organization of American States

Statement of the Indigenous Peoples and Nations Coalition to the Organization of American States’ 48th General Assembly


June 3, 2018
Brooklyn Rivera
American Council of Indigenous Peoples
Washington, D.C.

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Tribes are governments, not racial classifications

Tribes are governmental and political entities, not racial groups. This is a principle embedded in U.S. law from the very beginning and explicitly recognized by the Supreme Court in Morton v. Mancari in 1977. This is the law of the land.
Aviso: 48ª Asamblea General de la Organización de Estados Americanos
Special Collections: International Advocacy to Help End Violence Against Native Women

This Special Collection is intended to provide information and resources on how to use international advocacy in our work to end violence against Native women and girls.  In addition to tribal, state, and federal resources, international law and procedures offer American Indian and Alaska Native...

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Alert: Organization of American States 48th General Assembly
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April 26, 2018 | During the Organization of States (OAS) 48th General Assembly, representatives of Indigenous Peoples and Communities will not need to go through the registration process for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).
New Amber Alert law for tribal lands honors slain Navajo girl

April 17, 2018 | The Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert for Indian Country Act, Public Law No. 115-166, was signed into law on April 13, 2018.  The legislation was introduced by Senator McCain (R-AZ) in 2017. The new law allows tribes to develop and integrate tribal Amber Alerts systems into state AMBER...

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Senate Resolution designates May 5, 2018 as a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women
On July 5, 2013, Hanna Harris, a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, was reported missing by her family in Lame Deer, Montana. When her body was found five days later, she had been raped and murdered. “Too often in Indian country and Alaska Native villages indigenous women are disappearing and... read more

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