OVW Tribal Affairs Division New Grantee Orientation

(Start/end times shown above are Eastern Time.) The FY 2020 New Grantee Orientation (NGO) offered by OVW Tribal Affairs Division is a required event for FY 2020 Tribal Governments Program, Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program, Tribal Coalitions Program, Tribal Jurisdiction Program, Tribal SAUSA Initiative, and COVID-19 Special Initiative grantees to attend. The orientation will provide FY 2020 Tribal Programs grantees with critical information necessary to successfully implement their new grant project including providing training on federal programmatic and financial requirements and technical assistance resources. This year, NGO will be conducted in a virtual environment.

Webinar: Strong Hearts Responding, Honoring and Collaborating with American Indian Communities, International Association of Forensic Nurses.

How American Indian historical experiences persist to contribute to intergenerational trauma and the continuous effects on community today.  Including: health ramifications to historical trauma and racism; why relationships fail when working with ‘outside’ victim service providers who don’t see the need for culturally specific victim advocacy; how historical mistreatment prevent many community members to not seek services and the impact of the healing process for survivors and the entire community. In this webinar we will discuss ways that Non-Native communities and Non-Tribal victim service providers can develop positive cultural collaborative relationships that are grounded in compassion, knowledge and confidentiality.

Webinar: America’s History and Legacy of Violence, National Indian Country Clearinghouse on Sexual Assault

This training webinar will examine the history of genocide, colonization, assimilation, and the anti-violence movement. Viewers will learn how gender-based and race-based oppression and violence intersect leading to higher rates of victimization and lethality. The take-away: a holistic view of indigenous culture and the impact these issues have on every aspect of their life and community for generations.

Indigenous Solutions: The Importance of Culturally Centered Advocacy Webinar: IAFN

This webinar will explore the importance of Indigenous options for Native survivors of sexual violence. Including the prevalence of sexual violence experienced by American Indian and Alaska Native survivors and why Indigenous solutions are critical as a crisis and long-term response for Native Survivors of sexual violence. We will also explore the importance of culturally centered/Indigenous centered response for laying the foundation for healing and recovery.

Weaving Our Wisdom by Decolonizing Our Work: MSH-TA Webinar Series

Online session examining some of the current habits that impact our daily lives through our organizations, community structures, and the ways that we move through the world. We will explore how we have taken on harmful attitudes and behaviors that do not reflect our values as Native people. We will create space to reflect on how we can decolonize our own individual practices to make change for our communities by weaving together our collective wisdom to end gender-based violence.

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