Policy, Wellness, and Native American Survivorship

Loerzel, Em

doi:10.1001/amajethics.2020.888

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“…The Indian Law Resource Center (2020), a leading non-profit legal and advocacy resource organization for Indigenous people, found that four out of five American Indian and Alaska Native women experience violence, and more than one in two experience sexual violence (p. 1). These experiences of violence lead to significant trauma, substance use, depression, and other mental and physical health issues (Loerzel, 2020). Additionally, children of Indigenous women who experience intimate violence also experience high stress and anxiety, low self-esteem, and aggressive behaviors (Burnette & Cannon, 2014).…”

Section: Violence Against Indigenous Women: a Severe Yet Ignored Social Problemmentioning

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Violence Against Indigenous Women in the United States: A Policy Analysis

Benjamin¹,

Gillette²

2021

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Disproportionate levels of violence, disappearance, and murder are endemic among Indigenous women in the United States (U.S.). The prevalence of such violence has persisted for centuries, with little direct action taken to elevate the issue, protect Indigenous women, and hold individual and systemic perpetrators accountable. As a result, Indigenous women in the U.S. face various forms of violence at 2.5 times the rate of non-Indigenous women, with murder being the third leading cause of death. A staggering 94% of Indigenous women experience sexual violence in their lifetime (Urban Health Institute, 2019). Through an analysis of existing and new legislation aimed at addressing the issue of violence against Indigenous women, we reveal the ways in which policies have fallen critically short of achieving this mission, highlight the strengths of recently enacted legislation, and provide recommendations for implementation in order to truly prevent violence, and therefore to protect and empower Indigenous women.

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Section: Violence Against Indigenous Women: a Severe Yet Ignored Social Problemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Violence Against Indigenous Women in the United States: A Policy Analysis

Benjamin¹,

Gillette²

2021

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Settler colonial origins of intimate partner violence in Indigenous communities

Behrendt

2022

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Indigenous women in the United States experience disproportionately higher rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) compared to their non‐Indigenous counterparts. Through a framework of settler colonialism, this article examines how settler colonial gender practices disrupted and eroded generational patterns of gender roles and power relationships within Indigenous communities, contributing over time to today's higher levels of IPV perpetrated against Indigenous women. I argue that future research on IPV must attend to the historical, contemporary, and legal impacts of settler colonial policies and laws that contribute to increased rates of violence within marginalized and racialized communities. In this article, I first review dominant theories of IPV, then review how a theoretical framework of settler colonialism expands our understanding of IPV in Indigenous communities, and, finally, address the impacts of federal policies on Indigenous sovereign rights regarding violence against women.

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Policy, Wellness, and Native American Survivorship

Cited by 2 publications

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Violence Against Indigenous Women in the United States: A Policy Analysis

Violence Against Indigenous Women in the United States: A Policy Analysis

Settler colonial origins of intimate partner violence in Indigenous communities

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