Save the Date: November 8-9, 2010 National Conference HONORING OUR SACRED TRUST: Protecting Native Children Who Disclose Sexual Abuse During Custody DisputesMystic Lake Event Center
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Reservation - Shakopee, MN
National Conference Goals:
* Identify appropriate and effective
responses for children, of battered
women, who disclose sexual abuse
during custody disputes * Identify intersection between child
sexual abuse and domestic violence
(ICWA and non-ICWA cases) This National Conference will be useful for: Judges
Attorneys
Advocates
Guardian Ad Litem
Civil Legal Assistants
Court Appointed Special Advocates
Child Protection Workers Sponsored by: Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition, the Tribal law & Policy Institute, and Mending the Sacred Hoop CEC's and CEU's will be offered for attendance
For further information please contact:
Minnesota Indian Woman’s Sexual Assault Coalition
1619 DAYTON AVE, SUITE 303, SAINT PAUL, MN 55104
Phone: 651-646-4800 Fax: 651-646-4798
Toll Free: 877-995-4800
www.miwsac.org
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Coalition Information 1619 Dayton Ave. Suite 303 St. Paul, MN. 55104
Phone: 651-646-4800
Fax: 651-646-4798
Toll Free: 1-877-995-4800
The Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition (MIWSAC) is a statewide tribal coalition with individual and program membership from across the state. MIWSAC was founded in October of 2001 through funding from the US Departmentof Justice, Violence Against Women Office. MIWSAC incorporated as a 501 (c)(3) non profit organization in 2004. As one of 22 Tribal Coalitions around the country formed to address sexual assault and domestic violence in American Indian Communities, we focus specifically on ending and preventing sexual violence.
Our statewide membership is comprised of American Indian and Alaska Native women and allies who bring with them extensive cultural knowledge and long
histories of working in sexual assault and/or domestic violence programs. They are the heart of our Coalition and provides direction in our strategic planning,
goal setting, and all other major programmatic decision making. This collective decision making reflects our tribal values and strengthens the vision of the work we do on behalf of all survivors. MIWSAC strives to reclaim the traditional values that honor the sovereignty of our women and children by incorporating culture and spirituality into every aspect of program operations.
One in Three
A US Department of Justice study concluded that 31.4% of American Indian and Alaska Native women-- or more than 1 in 3-- will be raped during their lifetime. Amnesty Internationals interviews with women across Indian country found that most could not think of a woman within their community who had not been subjected to sexual violence.
Amnesty International: Maze of Injustice, 2006
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