Elder Abuse in Indian Country

• Elder Abuse in Indian Country
  U.S. Administration on Aging, Office for American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian Programs, June 2005.  This report presents how Tribal Judges, Title VI Program Directors, and Tribal Elders view elder abuse in their communities and the traditional and legal avenues Tribes are using to address elder abuse issues.
• Preventing and Responding to Abuse of Elders in Indian Country (PDF 306kb)
• Elder Abuse in Indian Country, A Review of the Literature: Research, Policy, and Practice (PDF 189kb)
• Addressing Elder Abuse with American Indian Tribes (PDF 65kb)
Report of a September 25, 1995 teleconference sponsored by the National Center on Elder Abuse.

Native Cultures - Domestic Violence

• Tribal Court Clearinghouse on Domestic Violence
  Comprehensive list of resources, both Native American-specific and more general, related to domestic violence against Native American and Alaskan Native women.
• Indian Health Service Domestic Violence Against Native Women Website
  Shorter version of the Tribal Court Clearinghouse's list.
• Model Tribal Domestic Violence Code
  The National American Indian Court Judges Association issued its third draft model tribal domestic violence code on January 28, 2002. A list of the considerations that went into the code and the code itself are available on the website.

Native American Resource Centers and Clearinghouses

• National Resource Center on Native American Aging
  Provides education, training, technical assistance, and research to assist in developing community-based solutions to improve the quality of life and delivery of related services to Native American elders.
• American Indian Policy Center
  This Web site includes many resources on cultural issues related to elders and a great deal of information on U.S.-Tribal relations, tribal enrollment and sovereignty, and treaties.

Other Sources of Information

• US Administration on Aging
  This page lists programs and resources for Native American elders.
• Conducting Local Assessments: Locating the Needs of Elders
  A publication of the National Resource Center on Native American Aging and the University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health.
• Native American Map for Elder Services: A Toolkit for Long Term Care Service Development. Focus Group Meeting
  A report from the National Resource Center on Native American Aging (NRCNAA), Center for Rural Health, University of North Dakota, November 2002. NRCNAA plans to make the toolkit, in both hard copy and Web form, available soon.