Native People for Cancer Control

We must care for one another better. This systematic review confirms Indigenous Women’s Experiences of Lateral Violence. Now is the time to hold one another up!!!!

Indigenous Women’s Experiences of Lateral Violence: A Systematic Literature Review The purpose of this systematic literature review (SLR) was to methodically integrate peer-reviewed findings regarding lateral violence within Indigenous communities, with particular attention to the experiences of Indigenous women. Lateral violence describes ...

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Indigenous leadership is different that way. Seattle City Councilmember Deborah Juarez (Blackfeet), who talked with me alongside Lucero, echoed her words. The leadership she sees in Indian Country isn’t the same when compared with what she’s seen within Anglo systems.

“The leader isn't at the front of the pack,” Juarez said. “In Indian Country, a leader is in the back with the children and the elders, and they're making sure that they're [safe]. That’s who we are.”
For me, these successes only make it more obvious that non-Native governments could take a page from Native models of kinship when making plans for the future.
Because, while this model is often described as simply “community based,” Juarez told me that it’s deeper than that: “Whether we're talking about the environment, whether we're talking about health, whether we're talking about economic development, we aren't going to use up the Earth, Mother Earth, and its resources and energy for ourselves. We are borrowing it from our children, and we have more than a responsibility and a duty to move all of this forward.”

WA Indigenous leaders tackle vaccine distribution with community in mind Reporter Manola Secaira reflects on what Native communities can teach us about a healthier future for all.