Native Americans | American Culture

Native American

Elisa Vermeer

Sophie van Soest 

Fauve Matapere

Ann Westerink

V1D

Today

- Short introduction 

- General information

- Statistics 

- US Laws and actions

- MMIWG

- The firekeeper's daughter

- Discussion

General information

- Stolen land

- NA movement #wewereherefirst

General information

- Missing and Murdered NA Women

- 5712 cases -> only 116 reported (2016)

- Inaccurate: - Poor- record keeping

                            - Under reporting

                            - Racial Misclassification

Statistics

- murder rates are 10x higher 

- Murder is the 3rd leading cause of death 

- More than 4 out of 5 Indigenous Women have experienced violence (84.3%)

- More than half Indigenous Women experience sexual violence (56.1%).

- More than half Indigenous Women have been physically abused by their intimate partners (55.5 percent).

- Almost half of Indigenous Women have been stalked in their lifetime (48.8 percent).

- While homicides for non-Indigenous women declined between 1980 and 2015, the number of Indigenous women who were victims of homicide increased from 9% to 24%

US Laws and actions

May 5, 2019 - The White House proclamation officially designated as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls.

2019 - Operation Lady Justice creates a task force for missing and murdered AI/AN peoples that will address the concerns of Indigenous communities in the U.S., such as data collection, policies, establish cold-case teams, and improve investigative responses.

2020 - Savanna’s Act became law and requires the Department of Justice to review, revise and develop policies and protocols to address MMIP cases.

2021 - Secretary of the Interior (Deb Haaland) announced the formation of the Missing and Murdered Unit that will focus on analyzing and solving missing and murdered Indigenous peoples (MMIP) cases.

MMIWG

- Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

- Movement

- #NoMoreStolenSisters

The firekeeper's daughter

- Murder of NA woman

Discussion

- No right or wrong answers

- Be respectful

Why do you think the murder rate is so high?

What do you think about the media not paying attention to these cases?

Do you think the special unit and extra attention will be affective?