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Category: Indigenous Rights

May 8, 2025

Article 2: Trapped by Fear: Domestic Violence and the Barrier of a Punitive DHS

Defining the Shadow: Domestic Violence’s Impact Domestic violence is a pervasive pattern of coercive and controlling behaviors used by one partner to gain power and control over another in an…
May 3, 2025

Article 1: The Tangled Web: How Intersecting Vulnerabilities Compound Risk for Families

Introduction:The concept of intersectionality, coined by legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw, provides a crucial lens through which to understand the complexities of vulnerability. It highlights how various aspects of a person’s…
April 15, 2025

Breaking the Cycle: Indigenous Disabled Survivors of Abuse and the Legacy of Generational Trauma

Abusive relationships don’t exist in a vacuum—they thrive where systemic oppression, cultural erasure, and disability marginalization intersect. For Indigenous disabled survivors, the risk of abuse is compounded by generational…
April 20, 2024

He Hurt Us and the System Let Him: A Mother’s Plea for Protection, Justice, and Reform

Introduction: Domestic violence is not a private matter—it is a systemic crisis, especially for marginalized families. Native women are disproportionately targeted, with 84% experiencing violence in their lifetimes and more…
January 20, 2024

Justice Denied: A Survivor’s Plea for Protection and Accountability

Justice Denied: A Survivor’s Plea for Protection and Accountability By Mariah Clanton Derek Franzen of Bend, Oregon, is a known abuser of women, children, and animals. Diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder,…
July 21, 2023

Generational Trauma: The Enduring Legacy of Broken Trust in Native American Communities

Generational Trauma: The Enduring Legacy of Broken Trust in Native American Communities Generational trauma, the insidious inheritance of suffering across generations, casts a long shadow over communities worldwide. For Native…
August 21, 2022

The Skinwalker as an Allegory for Domestic Abusers

Imagine a creature capable of shedding its skin, of transforming into the familiar forms of animals that walk among us. In Native American folklore, the skinwalker embodies this terrifying deception…

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