Sharing Our Stories of Survival · Native Women Surviving Violence by Deer, Sarah -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Foreword Preface Eagle’s Wings I - INTRODUCTION TO VIOLENCE AGAINST NATIVE WOMEN

Native Women Chapter 1 - Beloved Women: Life Givers, Caretakers, Teachers of Future Generations

The Time before Colonization: Understanding That Violence Against Women Is Not Traditional Colonization and the Erosion of Safety for Native Women Erosion of the Authority of Indian Nations to Protect Women The Relationship to the Land and the Status of Native Women Impact of Federal Indian Policy on the Safety of Native Women The Journey Home Notes Questions In Your Community Terms Used in Chapter I Suggested Further Reading

Preschool An Inside Look at War Social and Legal Realities of Sexual Violence Conclusion Questions In Your Community Terms Used in Chapter 2 Suggested Further Reading

What Is Domestic Violence? Myths about Domestic Violence Causes of Domestic Violence Tribal Responses to Domestic Violence Mistakes to Avoid Native Ways of Life Notes Questions In Your Community Terms Used in Chapter 3 Suggested Further Reading

Chapter 4 - Special Issues Facing Alaska Native Women Survivors of Violence

Respect: A Traditional Foundation for Nonviolence Preconstitutional Law State Laws and Alaska Native Women Barriers Vision of Hope Notes Questions In Your Community Terms Used in Chapter 4 Suggested Further Reading

Prevalence and Incidence of Violence among Native Women in Urban Areas Risk and Vulnerability Factors Associated with Violence Against Native Women Effects of Violence on Native Women Barriers to Services in Urban Communities Working with Native Women in Urban Communities Conclusion Notes Questions In Your Community Terms Used in Chapter 5 Suggested Further Reading

II - STORIES OF SURVIVAL

Chapter 6 - From a Woman Who Experienced Violence

The New Family in Town Running a Train Trapped The Tube No More Note Questions In Your Community Suggested Further Reading

Chapter 7 - Walking in the Darkness, Then Finding the Light

Impact of Sexual Assault The Hospital Campus Administration The Court System Sentencing Hearing Healing Speaking Out Questions In Your Community Terms Used in Chapter 7 Suggested Further Reading

Chapter 8 - Violence across the Lifecycle

Questions In Your Community Terms Used in Chapter 8 Suggested Further Reading

Chapter 9 - Prisoner W-20170/Other

My People/Our Lands In Utmost of Good Faith The Colonial Roots of Prison Labor The Little Girl That Became a Prisoner Women at Risk Out of Sight/Out of Mind We Are Losing Our Children What We Face Inside Sexual Abuse Conclusion Notes Questions In Your Community Terms Used in Chapter 9 Suggested Further Reading

Chapter 10 - Living in Fear

Questions In Your Community Suggested Further Reading

III - ADVOCACY

Educating Yourself about Sexual Assault Developing Basic Crisis Intervention Skills Cultivating Skills to Offer Long-Term Support Engaging the System Response Note Questions In Your Community Terms Used in Chapter II Suggested Further Reading

Chapter 12 - The Role of Advocates in the Tribal Legal System: Context Is Everything

The History and Root Causes of Violence Against Native Women The Dynamics of Battering Advocacy Advocacy for Social Change Social Change, Not Social Services! Would We Be Talking about “Her” If His Violence Was Stopped? Confidentiality Tribal Program or Nonprofit? Legal Advocates Individual Advocacy Protection Orders Children Privileged Communication In Court Documentation and Evidence Legal Advocates as Paralegals? System Legal Advocacy Laws, Policy, and Jurisdiction Societal Change through a Coordinated Community Response Conclusion Note Questions In Your Community Terms Used in Chapter 12

Chapter 13 - Overview of Sexual Violence Perpetrated by Purported Indian Medicine Men

Notes Questions In Your Community Terms Used in Chapter 13 Suggested Further Reading

IV - TRIBAL LEGAL SYSTEMS

Chapter 14 - Jurisdiction and Violence Against Native Women

Jurisdiction in General Terms Federal Jurisdiction over Domestic Violence Committed Against Native Women State Court Jurisdiction Tribal Authority over Domestic Violence Conclusion Notes Questions In Your Community Terms Used in Chapter 14 Suggested Further Reading

Chapter 15 - Representing Native American Victims in Protection Order Hearings

Profile of a Native American Victim Profile of the Batterer Preparing the Case The Protection Order Hearing Crafting Enforceable Orders Violations of Protection Orders Conclusion Notes Questions In Your Community Terms Used in Chapter 15

Introduction: What Is Full Faith and Credit? Violence Against Women Act and Full Faith and Credit Conclusion: Put It In Writing! Notes Questions In Your Community Terms Used in Chapter 16 Suggested Further Reading

Chapter 17 - Divorce, Child Custody, and Support Issues in Tribal Courts

The Importance of Obtaining a Formal Divorce, Custody, and/or Support Order Tribal Court Jurisdiction in Divorce, Custody, and Support Cases: Where to File Initiating Divorce, Child Custody, and Support Actions in Tribal Courts Enforcement of Tribal Court Custody and Support Orders Notes Questions In Your Community Terms Used in Chapter 17

Chapter 18 - The Indian Child Welfare Act and Violence Against Women

What Are the Purposes of the Indian Child Welfare Act? When Does the Indian Child Welfare Act Apply? Which Courts Have Jurisdiction over Child Custody Actions Involving Indian Children? Exclusive Tribal Court Jurisdiction Concurrent Jurisdiction What Evidentiary Standard Must State Courts Use in Indian Child Welfare Act Cases? What Are the Indian Child Welfare Act’s “Placement Preferences”? Conclusion Notes Questions In Your Community Terms Used in Chapter 18 Suggested Further Reading

Chapter 19 - The Role of Probation in Providing Safety for Native Women

Evolution of Indian Country Probation Historical Native Justice and the “New” Non-Native Justice Strategies The “Paper Chase” Realigning the Focus Lethality Assessments Safety of Sources Offender Supervision Rehabilitation Pre-Sentence and Pre-Arraignment Investigations Case Management and Caseloads Probation as a Long-Term Strategy Tribes without Tribal Probation Resources PL 280 Probation Initiatives and Problem Solving Tribal Development of Probation Services Conclusion Notes Questions In Your Community Terms Used in Chapter 19

Glossary Index About the Advisory Board About the Contributors About the Editors