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Minnesota lawmakers, activists target violence against Indigenous women Kim Hyatt, Star Tribune Native and Indigenous women who for years have advocated for those who have vanished or been murdered are feeling fresh hope as the state is taking its first formal steps to combat the epidemic. It s a scary time to be an Indigenous woman, said Taysha Martineau, an Indigenous activist living on the Fond du Lac Reservation. But with all of us working hard together, we ve never been safer. Minnesota s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force released its report this week after 18 months of research and meetings with survivors, advocates, public health experts and tribal leaders. ....
Report: Indigenous women and girls face violence epidemic December 15, 2020 9:04pm Text size Copy shortlink: Indigenous women and girls face an epidemic of violence and are far more likely than other groups in Minnesota to be murdered or to go missing, according to new state research. Along with higher rates of homicide, American Indian women and girls make up about 15% of female missing persons cases every month despite being less than 1% of the state s population. For far too long, Native women have been, at best, invisible, and at worst, disposable, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan said in a statement. As Native women and girls experienced violence, went missing, or were murdered at disproportionate rates, too often, the cases and root causes went unexamined. ....
“For far too long, Native women have been, at best, invisible, and at worst, disposable,” Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan said in a statement. “As Native women and girls experienced violence, went missing, or were murdered at disproportionate rates, too often, the cases and root causes went unexamined.” The task force recommends 20 steps to address the problem, including passage of the 2020 Violence Against Women Act. It also suggests the creation of an MMIW office and the expansion of Minnesota’s Safe Harbor Law to include all trafficking victims, not just those who are 24 and younger. The high rates of violence against American Indian women and girls are well known within their community, but the cases were not well documented by the media or acknowledged by public officials until recently, the report said. ....