Native and Rural Youth

Washington to Texas, Arizona to Connecticut, Milt Lee has traveled the country with one goal in mind: Getting in to prisons. Why? As part of the Maza Tiopa Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, Lee shuttles videotaped messages from youth to their incarcerated parents and back in an effort to build a connection that could help brighten all of their...
Here are some ways you can better serve Native women and children exposed to domestic violence: Research the unique history of Native Americans in the United States for an understanding of the underlying issues around domestic violence in Tribal communities. For an excellent introduction, download Introductory Manual to Domestic Violence in Indian Country (2003) by Mending the Sacred Hoop...
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