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The Indian Law Resource Center condemns President Trump’s continued derogatory use of the “Pocahontas” name in his political attacks. Used in this manner—to insult and to degrade for the purpose of proving superiority and trying to win political points—the Pocahontas name becomes a racist slur....

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Highlights of Key Pending Legislation relating to violence against indigenous women

Building on the success of the Tribal Law and Order Act and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, several bipartisan bills have been introduced into the United States Senate to address violence against indigenous women.

New Report by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights focuses on the Human Rights of Indigenous Women in the Americas

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (Inter-American Commission) has published an important new report, Indigenous Women and Their Human Rights in the Americas, based on information from indigenous women and leaders.

ADRIP Background Materials & Strategies for Implementation

The Background Materials & Strategies for Implementation of the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples booklet includes comparisons between the American Declaration and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, important OAS General Assembly resolutions, and...

Historic Federal Support for an Alaska Native Tribal Resource Center on Domestic Violence

October 2, 2017 | The Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center (AKNWRC) is honored to announce that we have been awarded a federal grant by the Family and Youth Services Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S.