Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition

Website https://www.miwsac.org/

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  • National Tribal Clearinghouse on Sexual Assault Listening Session

    The Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition, the Alliance of Tribal Coalitions to End Violence, Stronghearted Native Women’s Coalition, and WomenSpirit Coalition are pleased to invite you to participate in a listening session of tribal coalition staff and tribal victim services providers to identify training and technical assistance needs, and the cultural and traditional practices utilized to address sexual assault in Indian Country, in an effort to highlight effective strategies to improve access to justice, enhance survivor safety, hold offenders accountable, and build coordinated responses for sexual assault victim survivors. Who Should Attend The listening session is designed for tribal coalition staff and tribal victim service providers. Other tribal organizations serving Indian Country are welcome to attend. Registration Registration is required

  • Everyone is Talking: Responding to High Profile Sexual Assault Cases

    From the Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition: "Join us for a webinar discussing those sexual assault "cases" that can shake communities, including multiple victims, well known individuals or families, and other instances that bring sexual violence to the forefront. We will explore common scenarios, the issues that can arise, and strategies for advocate and others who support survivors." Register here: miwsac.co/jan24NTSARC

  • Emergency Support and Forensic Exam

    Presented by the Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) in collaboration with the Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition (MIWSAC) COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE SERIES Community of Practice calls present an opportunity to discuss current issues, challenges, and successes in your work. This call series will promote sharing, support, and collaboration both within and across disciplines. Each call will be facilitated by members of Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI). EMERGENCY SUPPORT AND FORENSIC EXAMJanuary 24, 2024 Audience: First responders, victim advocates, law enforcement, EMS, SANE nurses, forensic examiners.

  • MMIWR 2024: Missing & Murdered Indigenous Relatives March

    East Phillips Community and Cultural Center 2307 17th Ave South, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Join us for the 2024 March for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Boys, Two Spirit, and LGBTQI+ Relatives! No registration needed. This event is FREE and open to the public. Please WEAR RED! Bring Banners, Posters, Staffs, Drums, Rattles When: February 14, 2024 from 11:00am to 2:00pm Speakers begin at 11AM. MARCH BEGINS AT NOON (will be held rain/snow/shine) Where: East Phillips Park, 2399 17th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404 Who: EVERYONE IS WELCOME! Speakers, Lunch, Informational Tables and More! Details to come. Sponsored by the Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault CoalitionMinneapolis American Indian CenterIndian Health Board of Minneapolis, Inc.Native American Community Development Institute - NACDIMinnesota Indian Women's Resource Center and the Minnesota Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office.

  • Sexual Assault Advocacy is Not for the Faint of Heart

    Presented by the Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) in collaboration with the Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition (MIWSAC) COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE SERIES Community of Practice calls present an opportunity to discuss current issues, challenges, and successes in your work. This call series will promote sharing, support, and collaboration both within and across disciplines. Each call will be facilitated by members of Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI). SEXUAL ASSAULT ADVOCACY IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEARTFebruary 28, 2024Audience: Victim advocates, law enforcement, anyone interested in learning about the role of advocates.

  • Law Enforcement Collaboration

    Presented by the Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) in collaboration with the Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition (MIWSAC) COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE SERIES Community of Practice calls present an opportunity to discuss current issues, challenges, and successes in your work. This call series will promote sharing, support, and collaboration both within and across disciplines. Each call will be facilitated by members of Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI). LAW ENFORCEMENT COLLABORATIONMarch 27, 2024Audience: Law enforcement agencies (state and Tribal), advocates, prosecutors, and Tribal court staff.

  • Strengthening Sovereignty Responses to Sex Trafficking in Indian County and Alaska Conference

    Find conference information as it is available at www.miwsactraffickingconference.com "You are invited to SAVE THE DATES for the 2024 Strengthening Sovereign Responses to Sex Trafficking in Indian Country and Alaska Conference, in San Francisco, California, April 9-11, 2024 (Pre-Conference | April 8). This conference will bring together survivors, tribal leaders, field experts, tribal communities, and federal partners focused on improving responses to sex trafficking of American Indian and Alaska Native children, women, and men. The conference plenaries and workshop sessions are designed to equip tribal programs and their partners with critical information and tools necessary to plan and implement comprehensive, culturally-based strategies to combat sex trafficking in Indian Country and Alaska Native communities while highlighting key issues to improve systemic responses to, and support for, American Indian/Alaska Native survivors of sex trafficking. Who Should Attend: Tribal crime victim advocates, healthcare professionals, law enforcement, prosecutors, and other tribal services providers working with American Indian/Alaska Native sex trafficking survivors, tribal leaders, tribal gaming, commercial enterprises, travel and tourism, hotel staff, and others wanting to learn more about developing comprehensive tribal responses to sex trafficking in tribal communities. Questions regarding this event can be emailed to traffickingconference@miwsac.org. Please share across your networks. Registration information coming soon, pending OVW approval. We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco, CA in April!"

  • Restoring the Sacred Trails of Our Grandmothers

    Grand Casino Hinkley, Minnesota, United States

    A message from the Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition: "We invite you to join us at our 2024 Restoring the Sacred Trails of our Grandmothers Annual Conference, April 23-25, 2024, at Grand Casino Hinckley, MN. This year's theme is "Making Our Voices Heard to End Sexual Violence". Go to miwsac.co/2024conference for information on registration, scholarships, vendor booths, and MORE! We look forward to being together in person with membership and partners!"

  • Tribal Code Development and Victim Advocacy

    Presented by the Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) in collaboration with the Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition (MIWSAC) COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE SERIES Community of Practice calls present an opportunity to discuss current issues, challenges, and successes in your work. This call series will promote sharing, support, and collaboration both within and across disciplines. Each call will be facilitated by members of Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI). TRIBAL CODE DEVELOPMENT AND VICTIM ADVOCACY April 24, 2024Audience: Multi-disciplinary victim advocates, Tribal coalition staff, lawyers, Tribal elders, Triballeadership, law students.

  • MMIWR Round Dance & Community Gathering

    Minneapolis American Indian Center 1911 S 15th Ave, Minneapolis

    The Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition invites you to join them for the 2024 National Missing and Murdered Relatives (MMIWR) Day of Awareness Round Dance & Community Gathering event in Minneapolis, MN. Emcee: Jerry DearlyHost drum: Little FireStick Man: Seavert Sheridan The first 10 hand drum singers will be paid. Many thanks to all helping to organize this year’s event, including the Minnesota Missing and Murdered Relatives Office, the Minneapolis American Indian Center, the Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition, Crow Bellecourt, and many others! Please email: nmedicinecrowmiwsac.org with questions or for more information. You are also invited to join for Art & Sign making on May 1st at the Minneapolis American Indian Center open house during their pow-wow.

  • National Native American Heritage Month Event

    From the Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition- "Join us at this upcoming event for Native American Heritage Month on November 16 in Minneapolis, MN! Hosted by SEIU Local 26 with special guest speakers from the MN Missing and Murdered Relatives Office and the Indigenous Peoples Task Force, and including a Shawl Ceremony and FREE LUNCH for attendees!

  • In-Person 40-Hour Native-Focused Sexual Assault Advocacy Training

    Hyatt House Mall of America 2301 E. Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, MN, United States

    "MIWSAC's Through the Teachings of Our Grandmothers" Join the Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition as they host a Native-Focused 40-Hour Sexual Assault Advocacy Training. This Training is free of cost and open to all who are interested in advocacy and supporting Indigenous survivors. *ASL interpreters available as requested* Registration is now open for the free In-Person Native Focused 40-Hour Sexual Assault Advocacy Training. The venue and lodging will be at the Hyatt House Mall of America, only 4 miles from the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport. Please register at miwsac.co/Nov40HR

  • Let’s Talk Strategy: Spending Down Your ARP SA Funds

    "Join CSSAC (The Culturally Specific Sexual Assault Resource Centers) for an interactive session focused on strategies to spend down your remaining ARP SA allocations while meeting grant goals. Explore best practices, brainstorm solutions, and share tips on maximizing resources to support your programming."

  • Let’s Talk Strategy: Spending Down Your ARP SA Funds

    "Join CSSAC (The Culturally Specific Sexual Assault Resource Centers) for an interactive session focused on strategies to spend down your remaining ARP SA allocations while meeting grant goals. Explore best practices, brainstorm solutions, and share tips on maximizing resources to support your programming."

  • Virtual 40-Hour Native-Focused Sexual Assault Advocacy Training

    Virtual 40-Hour Native-Focused Sexual Assault Advocacy Training

    "MIWSAC's Through the Teachings of Our Grandmothers" Join the Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition as they host a Native-Focused 40-Hour Sexual Assault Advocacy Training. This Training is free of cost and open to all who are interested in advocacy and supporting Indigenous survivors. Click here to register or view more information on this event.  

  • Minnesota Action Day 2025

     Save the Date! Action Day 2025 February 10th at 1 PM State Capitol RotundaJoin us in person to pack the rotunda and make our voices heard!Minnesota is at a critical moment: with VOCA funding facing major cuts and only a small state budget surplus, we must come together to demand sustainable funding for crime victim services.Victim services are public safety, and your voice is needed more than ever. Let's rally for the funding and support needed to protect survivors and strengthen our communities.Partner organizations include:Minnesota Alliance on CrimeMinnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault CoalitionMinnesota Children's AllianceMending the Sacred HoopViolence Free MinnesotaMinnesota Coalition Against Sexual AssaultTogether, we can make an impact. See you at the Capitol!

  • MMIP Monthly Listening Circles

    MMIP Monthly Listening Circles

    Join the Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition (MIWSAC) along with partners, NIWRC and AKNWRC, as they host monthly listening circles on the first Wednesday of each month as a part of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Healing & Response Team (HRT) Special Initiative. Click the link to learn more about this special initiative directly on the MIWSAC website-"the Healing and Response Teams Special Initiative, was created in response to recommendations made by the Not Invisible Act Commission (NIAC). This special initiative will support the creation, training, and sustainability of an interactive Toolkit, informed by our Tribal communities, to help develop Healing and Response Teams (HRT) to respond to Missing or Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) cases related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking." Listed in CT MMIP HRT Monthly Listening Circle | December 2024 (December 04, 2024 01: 00 PM - 02: 00 PM) MMIP HRT Monthly Listening Circle | January 2025 (January 08, 2025 01: 00 PM - 02: 00 PM) MMIP HRT Monthly Listening Circle | February 2025 (February 05, 2025 01: 00 PM - 02: 00 PM) MMIP HRT Monthly Listening Circle | March 2025 (March 05, 2025 01: 00 PM - 02: 00 PM) MMIP HRT Monthly Listening Circle | April 2025 (April 02, 2025 01: 00 PM - 02: 00 PM) MMIP HRT Monthly Listening Circle | May 2025 (May 07, 2025 01: 00 PM - 02: 00 PM)

  • Minnesota Coalitions’ Joint Annual Meeting

    Minnesota's six anti-violence coalitions--Mending the Sacred Hoop, Minnesota Alliance on Crime, Minnesota Children's Alliance, Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition, and Violence Free Minnesota--are coming together to host a joint Annual Meeting for our members September 9-11, 2025, at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska, MN. For more information about this meeting, please visit this link: https://miwsac.co/2025JointMeeting

  • Native Focused 40-Hour Sexual Assault Advocacy Training

    Ramkota Hotel 2111 N. LaCrosse St., Rapid City, SD, United States

    The Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition invites you to register for a Native-Focused 40-Hour Sexual Assault Advocacy Training. Read this from the MIWSAC Facebook Page: "MIWSAC is joining the South Dakota Coalition Ending Domestic & Sexual Violence to host an in-person Native-Focused 40-Hour Sexual Assault Advocacy Training in Rapid City, SD!This training will take place September 15-19, 2025, and is free of cost and open to all who support Indigenous Survivors. The training will take place at the Ramkota Hotel (2111 N. LaCrosse St. Rapid City, SD 57701). Please note that meals and lodging are not provided. We encourage you to bring your beading, sewing, or art with you to this training Learn more and register at the link in our bio  or by visiting https://miwsac.co/RapidCity40Hr"

  • Caring for Native Survivors: Sexual Assault Forensic Exams

    Join the Minnesota Indian Women's Coalition for a free webinar called "Caring for Native Survivors: Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Exam"You must register for this event. Please visit the website for more information. "This webinar explores how to provide high-quality survivor-centered medical forensic care and advocacy for Native survivors of sexual assault.The core principles of a trauma-informed care remain the same, but providing healing-centered care for Native survivors requires understanding the unique experiences, varied identities, and sovereign status of Native communities.The life circumstances and needs of Native survivors vary widely. They may live in rural, urban, or Tribal settings, and they have very different connections to culture and community. This session will highlight how professionals can provide appropriate care, honor survivor choice, and offer meaningful support — without making assumptions.This webinar is part of the Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Exam (SAMFE) Virtual Practicum, an interactive training series that covers each step of the medical forensic exam and beyond."

  • Sexual Violence Prevention in Indigenous Communities: Listening Session

    The Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition invites you to join a discussion sexual violence prevention in Indigenous communities. Learn more and register by clicking the link! "Experiencing or witnessing sexual violence can have short and long term impacts on our health. Join us for this important discussion. November 13, 2025 from 11-12:30pm CT! Register here https://miwsac.co/prevention13"