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Football led Ottawa’s Eli Ankou to appreciation and activism around his Indigenous background
It was while taking Native American studies classes in university when Houston Texans defensive lineman Eli Ankou discovered a deeper connection to his own culture, as well as an inclination to help those who come from the same historically disadvantaged background that he does.
Congress Just Passed Two Bills That Are Intended to Protect Native Women from Violence
Last week, Congress passed the Not Invisible Act and Savanna's Act, two bills aiming to address the epidemic of violence against Native women, commonly referred to as missing and murdered Indigenous women.
Study on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Highlights Challenges
An alarming number of Indigenous women and girls disappear or are murdered each year. The absence of consistent, standardized reporting on the issue has prevented researchers from gaining a true understanding of the problem. However, a new report released by the Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI), a tribal epidemiology center, aims to shed light on the cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG).
Native women are vanishing across the U.S. Inside an aunt’s desperate search for her niece
Last year alone, nearly 5,600 Native American women were reported missing, according to the FBI’s National Crime Information Center. The actual number, activists say, is probably much higher, in part because local authorities sometimes mistakenly list the victims as Latina or white.
