National Indigenous Women's Resource CenterThe National Indigenous Women's Resource Center, Inc. (NIWRC) is a Native nonprofit organization that was created specifically to serve as the National Indian Resource Center (NIRC) Addressing Domestic Violence and Safety for Indian Women. Under this grant project and in compliance with statutory requirements, the NIWRC will seek to enhance the capacity of American Indian and Alaska Native (Native) tribes, Native Hawaiians, and Tribal and Native Hawaiian organizations to respond to domestic violence.
Tribal Community Response When a Woman Is Missing : A Toolkit for Action / National Indigenous Women's Resource CenterCoping with the disappearance of a loved one or community member is very difficult. The fact that American
Indian and Alaska Native women experience higher rates of domestic violence and sexual assault than any
other population of women in the United States has broad ramifications. One consequence of this reality is that
domestic and sexual violence occurs on a spectrum of abusive behavior and can include abduction and murder.
If a woman you know is missing, taking immediate action is very important. The quicker you respond, the faster
she may be located and provided the help needed.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Report / Urban Indian Health Institute. 2018In 2016, 5,712 Native American and Alaska Native women and girls were reported missing to the National Crime Information Center, but only 116 were officially recorded in the US Department of Justice’s federal missing persons database, according to a groundbreaking report on the issue released in 2018 by the Urban Indian Health Institute.