Domestic Violence: Resources

Washington particularly suffers from a high number of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. A <a href="https://wscadv.org/news/uihi-mmiw-report/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">recent study</a> of urban areas across the country reported 71 missing and murdered American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls in Washington cities, 45 of those in Seattle alone. Nationally, 8% of cases of missing and murdered women were reported as resulting from domestic violence. Domestic violence in the indigenous community is unique in the law due to jurisdictional issues and specialized federal statutes such as the <a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-111publ211/pdf/PLAW-111publ211.pdf" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Tribal Law and Order Act</a> and the <a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-113publ4/pdf/PLAW-113publ4.pdf" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Violence Against Women Act</a>. <a href="https://ovc.ojp.gov/program/tribal/overview?topicid=61" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">The Office for Victims of Crime</a> has resources and publications aimed to help American Indian and Alaska Native victims and the <a href="https://www.home.tlpi.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Tribal Law and Policy Institute</a> provides resources for tribal justice systems. <a href="https://medium.com/walawlibrary/domestic-violence-resources-d236a45a9ae4">Click Here</a>