A great deal of programming has been developed to prevent sexual assault (SA) among adolescents. Few studies examine programming implementation among minority groups and present information about program acceptability among participants and community stakeholders.
We documented the scope and correlates of past 6-month victimization among middle and high school girls on an Indian Reservation. Participants were 102 Native American girls in Grades 6-12. Rates of all forms of past 6-month victimization were higher for high school girls compared with middle school girls. In regression analyses, binge drinking related to higher rates of sexual assault and sexual harassment. Furthermore, connection to culture related to lower rates of sexual harassment, and efficacy to resist a sexual assault was related to lower rates of sexual assault and sexual harassment.
The Native American Women’s Health Education Resource Center (NAWHERC) is a nonprofit organization that provides health resources to Native American women and also advocates for women’s health, reproductive choices, economic issues and land and water rights. The linked page is a collection of Reproductive Justice reports by NAWHERC.
Article by The Red Nation discussing communism and queer Indigenous feminism.
