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Support Info: If you are a Survivor and need emotional support, a national crisis line is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week: Residential School Survivor Support Line: 1-866-925-4419. Additional Health Support Information: Emotional, cultural, and professional support services are also available to Survivors and their families through the Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program. Services can be accessed on an individual, family, or group basis.” These & regional support phone numbers are found at https://nctr.ca/contact/survivors/ .
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OCTOBER 2021 Domestic Violence Awareness Month

StrongHearts Native Helpline Statement
(EAGAN, Minn., 2021) — During Domestic Violence Awareness Month in
October, StrongHearts Native Helpline joins advocates, sister organizations and
communities throughout Indian Country to raise awareness about domestic
violence and to support and honor survivors and victims. This year,
StrongHearts calls on everyone — advocates, tribal leaders, reservation and
urban Indian community members, service providers and Native organizations — to
support and strengthen the movement to prevent and end domestic violence.
According to the National Institute of Justice,
domestic violence disproportionately impacts Native Americans and Alaska
Natives, with more than 1.5 million Native women and 1.4 million Native men
experiencing violence during their lifetime, often by non-Native perpetrators.
Domestic violence has several faces: physical, sexual, emotional, cultural,
financial and digital. Children, elders and LGBTQ2S+ individuals can experience
domestic violence.
Domestic violence among Native Americans is not
natural or traditional. The domination and subjugation of Native Americans
began with colonization and continues today. Colonization was responsible for
the theft, occupation, pollution and exploitation of Indigenous lands. Today,
Native Americans who are living in tribal communities on or near lands that are
exploited by extractive industries face the highest rates of domestic and
sexual violence.
“There is a viable connection between the
violence that has been inflicted on the land through colonization and violence
brought on Native peoples,” says Lori Jump (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
Indians), director, StrongHearts Native Helpline. “When the value of the land
is lost, the value of Indigenous peoples of the land is lost and violence
follows.”
“StrongHearts Native Helpline is doing its part
to raise awareness about this critical issue in our Native communities and to
promote healing,” says Jump. “No matter where Native Americans live in the U.S.
— on a reservation, in a small town, a rural area, or in a major U.S. city — we
are here for you. Please join StrongHearts in believing survivors and victims.
Let’s bring our voices together, and take action. Let’s collectively put an end
to domestic violence once and for all.”
StrongHearts
Native Helpline is a 24/7 culturally-appropriate domestic, dating and sexual
violence helpline for Native Americans and Alaska Natives, available by calling
or texting 1-844-762-8483 or clicking on the chat icon at strongheartshelpline.org.
Advocates offer peer support, crisis intervention, safety planning and
referrals to Native-centered services. StrongHearts Native Helpline is a proud
partner of the National Domestic Violence Hotline and the National Indigenous
Women’s Resource Center.
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