Legislation would better support family violence survivors, say Alaska advocacy groups
Legislation introduced in the U.S. to better support survivors of domestic violence could significantly help Alaskans, especially Indigenous women and
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Federal government commits to funding shelters for Inuit women
The federal government is pledging to fund the construction and operations of shelters for Inuit women and children across the
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Inuit orgs mark anniversary of landmark Canadian report on violence against Indigenous women
Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the release of Canada’s landmark report on violence against Indigenous women, and Inuit organizations
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Women in Northern Canada travel farthest to access domestic violence shelters
It was the first and only time Ann Kasook attempted to run away. She still feels shaken when she talks
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US Senate passes bill with funds for missing and murdered Indigenous women
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate last week agreed to spend $6.5 million to tackle the epidemic of missing and murdered
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U.S. Justice Department to send millions to rural Alaska law enforcement
The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday how it plans to spend millions of dollars of federal money promised by Attorney
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Levels of violence against young women in Northern Canada triple rest of country
Young women and girls living in the northern parts of Canada are three times more likely to be victims of
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Number of reported domestic violence cases rises in Finland
Last year there were 9,900 cases of domestic violence and intimate partner violence offences reported to Finnish authorities, which is
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Canada: Searching for an Inuk role model to end violence against women
Ending violence against women starts with changing the culture of abuse, and an Inuit women’s group has launched a novel
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Territory in Northern Canada considering ‘domestic violence leave’
Employees in the Northwest Territories, in Canada’s central Arctic, may soon be able to take leave from work if they
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Survey finds violence against women widespread in Western Alaska region
At least 51 percent of women in the Nome census area have experienced physical abuse at the hands of an intimate partner, sexual
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Study: Alaska has nation’s highest rate of women murdered by men
Alaska has the nation’s highest rate of men murdering women, more than double the U.S. average, according to a study
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Alaska’s women speak up about violence, abuse
The numbers Andre Rosay and his team of researchers crunch, analyze and make sense of are predictably consistent: In Alaska,
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