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Native American History

This guide is intended to help the reader learn more about various federal government departments/agencies and the information they publish regarding Native Americans and Native American history

Expert working group report : Native American traditional justice practices

Expert working group report : Native American traditional justice practices
This document discusses "Native American traditional justice practices and the Federal efforts needed to support them...in some instances (we) have included participant's statements unedited."

Five things about violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women and men

Five things about violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women and men
This document examines the high rates of violence experienced by American Indian (and Alaskan Native women and men), similar ways they are victimized, and the need to gain access to services that could assist them.

Report to the U.S. Attorney General on improving federal agency response to sexual violence in Tribal Nations : issues and recommendations

Report to the U.S. Attorney General on improving federal agency response to sexual violence in Tribal Nations : issues and recommendations
This document looks at ways to implement recommendations from 14 committee members of the National Coordination Committee on the American Indian/Alaska Native Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner-Sexual Assault Response Team Initiative via the Department of Justice.

Violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women and men : 2010 findings from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey

Violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women and men : 2010 findings from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey
This research report examines the 2010 Findings from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, that surveyed more than 2,400 adult women and 1,500 adult men who "identified themselves as American Indian or Alaska Native..."

When a loved one goes missing : resources for families of missing American Indian and Alaska Native adults

When a loved one goes missing : resources for families of missing American Indian and Alaska Native adults
This guide also "offers helpful steps to take while searching for a loved one, suggestions about how to cope with trauma, and a list of resources for navigating (these) difficult situations."