By: Curtison Badonie, CSVANW Media & Communications Coordinator Recently, the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women held our 6th Annual Tribal Leaders Summit.  At this summit we were honored to host various solution-based presentations to help increase conversations around public safety for our Native women, children, men, and our LGBTQ Two-Spirit relatives. The two-day summit […]

By Keioshiah Peter, CSVANW Native Youth Coordinator, & Cecelia Westman, CSVANW Advocate Coordinator In recent research, Native Americans endure alcoholism-related mortality rates that are 514% higher than the general population. Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for Native Americans and is nearly three times higher than the national rate (Indian Health Service, 2012). […]

By Becky Johnson “My name is Becky Johnson. I am Navajo/Ojibway from Shiprock, NM. My clans are Ozei Tachiini born for Tohani. Nakai Dine shi cheii and Redlake Ojibway shi Nali. I am a survivor of sexual assault, and one of my healthy outlets is running. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and for the […]