Sexual Violence is NOT our tradition.
We believe you.
We stand with you.
We honor you.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) and at the
Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women, when we discuss topics like sexual violence in our tribal communities, it is important that we recognize and honor the resilience of our people.
CSVANW honors not only our survivors, but our advocates and programs who work tirelessly to stand beside our victims on their journey to healing. Sexual violence affects everyone- no one is exempt from the impact of the imbalance it creates.
We invite you to join us throughout the month of April as we share ways to get involved. You can help make a difference in our awareness campaigns by following us and re-sharing our post on social media, joining us in community #SAAM runs throughout the state, becoming a member of CSVANW, and reaching out to your Tribal Leader to make sure they are attending the 2018 State Tribal Consultation.
For more information on sexual violence in New Mexico tribal communities, click here, to download our 2018 Sexual Violence Brief.
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THE LITTLE BOY WHO SITS IN THE CORNER
LENNY HAYES
(Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate)
I go to a faraway place in my mind... a safe place, a happy place, a place where I don't have to feel what my body is experiencing.
Many times when he's being victimized over and over, He looks down from the ceiling, and sees his body being taken advantage of.
I say to myself," Poor little boy, it will soon be over."
After it's over, he's lifeless, and begins to come back to his body once again. One day, I saw the little boy that suffered and still suffers, I stretched out my hand, and reached out to that little boy.
He looked up at me, sideways at first, as if seeing a bright light that was too much to take in.
He reaches back to me; I give him my healing hand. To continue reading
click here.
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THE COUNTER NARRATIVE: DEER WOMAN
PHOTOBLOG
LEE FRANCIS
(Laguna Pueblo)
One in three Native women are sexually assaulted in their lifetime.
Let that resonate.
This is not some anomaly but rather speaks to the fact that Native people and Native women specifically are systematically silenced. Their stories are left untold and unheard. The eroticization and marginalization of Native women to fulfill colonial fantasies of power is a common theme running through literature and comic books.
This is why, when we first published Deer Woman: A Vignette, I knew we had something powerful that could work toward disrupting the hegemonic narrative and give Native woman hope.
Click here to check out more images from Deer Woman.
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DEAR TRIBAL LEADERS:
2018 TRIBAL CONSULTATION
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Dear Tribal Leaders, and Members and Friends of New Mexico's Pueblos and Tribes,
U.S. Attorney John C. Anderson invites you to join him and members of his staff at the 2018 District of New Mexico Tribal Consultation. The Consultation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque.
The purpose of the Consultation is to continue to promote strong government to government relationships and to address the public safety challenges in New Mexico's Native American communities. The Consultation will provide the U.S. Attorney with the opportunity to get your input and guidance into how the U.S. Attorney's Office and the federal law enforcement community can work with tribal leaders and tribal law enforcement officers to address these challenges. U.S. Attorney Anderson also will use the input and guidance he receives during the Consultation in updating the District's Indian Country Operational Plan.
Next week, we will be sending you information on how you can register for the Consultation, recommend topics for agenda items, and/or submit input for the District's Operational Plan.
U.S. Attorney Anderson hopes you will be able to join him, members of his staff and representatives of the federal law enforcement for this important Consultation. We look forward to seeing you on May 16, 2018.
Elizabeth M. Martinez | Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney | Public Affairs Officer
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico, P.O. Box 607, Albuquerque, NM 87103
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BUILDING COMMUNITY AWARENESS: LOOKING AHEAD
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
CSVANW is launching 4 weeks of building community awareness on sex trafficking leading up to Gathering of Nations.
Be sure to check out our service provider trainings in Window Rock, Shiprock, and Albuquerque. Follow us on social media to see our outreach activities in real time and our launching of our new YouTube Channel with CSVANW videos (coming soon!).
#SafetyIsSacred #SexTraffickingAwareness #CSVANW
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CSVANW HOSTS LARGEST ANNUAL TRIBAL LEADERS SUMMIT TO DATE
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
As we reflect on our 5th Annual Tribal Leaders Summit, we would like to extend our thanks to the more than 160 attendees who joined us for two days of critical conversations and presentations by brilliant and passionate professionals doing the work in their communities.
A success for us was having one Lt. Governor, as he was leaving, stating that he is going to review the laws within his Pueblo and work towards equality for same sex marriages after seeing one of the summit presentation from Diné Equality. Change starts with us! Together, we do more. Together, we are the movement!
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CSVANW AWARDED ADVOCACY IN ACTION SERVICE AWARD
SANTA ANA PUEBLO, NM
On March 9, 2018 the
Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women w
as honored to receive The Advocacy in Action Service Award at the annual Advocacy in Action Conference in Santa Ana Pueblo.
This award recognizes individuals whose work has been particularly noteworthy, and that exemplify commitment that characterizes many of our State's victims service providers. It also identifies individuals who champion the effort to advance or enforce crime victims rights through our State.
CSVANW accepted the award on behalf of our members. Our members are visionary, brilliant and ingenious.
They do so much- often with so little.
The
advocates, law enforcement, program staff and service providers- are the boots on the ground in our communities. They are the change
makers, movement makers, and cycle breakers.
It is our honor at CSVANW to support the work of our members. To build capacity. To sustain and support inspiration. To be of the community, from the community and for the community. Thank you!
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COCHITI FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAM JOINS CSVANW
PUEBLO DE COCHITI, NM
We are excited to announce that Cochiti Family Services is now an organizational member with the
Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women!
We are humbled to work collaboratively with this amazing program that focuses on the health and wellbeing of the citizens in Pueblo de Cochiti.
Cochiti Family Services focuses on family as a collective unit and all programming reflects a holistic comprehensive approach that incorporates tribal traditions. They house the Pueblo's Youth Council that currently has 17 active young people. For more information about Cochiti Family Services please contact
Tanya Torres,
Social Services & ICWA Specialist, at [email protected].
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KEWA PUEBLO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PROGRAM
KEWA PUEBLO, NM
Our Membership and Outreach Coordinator, Angel Charley, is currently surveying our member programs to find ways to better serve our communities. Membership with
CSVANW looks different in every community and organization we serve; it is important that we cultivate and maintain personal relationships with our members to find creative and collaborative solutions violence.
This past month we visited with our member Kewa Pueblo's Violence Against Women Program (KWAV) to find how CSVANW can support Kewa better and how our organizations can work together more. We have since completed several technical assistance initiatives with KVAW that range from an OVW letter of support to MOU/MOA template drafting.
To find out what a CSVANW
Membership looks for your program, contact
Angel Charley at 505-243-9199 or
[email protected].
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DEER WOMAN: ANTHOLOGY BOOK RELEASE
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
This collective features the collaborative work of an all Native women series of authors, curators and artists. The stories and art within the book highlight survival, empowerment, and healing in the face of domestic and sexual assault. We are are so excited to announce that the book sold out at the debut!
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TALENT, CELEBRITY AND HARASSMENT: CSVANW ON NATIVE AMERICAN CALLING
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
At the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women, we are working to widen the conversation to ensure we are including all sectors of our communities (survivors, offenders, families and broader community) in the solutions to justice, healing, hope and breaking cycles of violence.
A few weeks ago, CSVANW was awarded its first health equity grant to build its capacity around engaging Native men and boys into the work to end violence and create safer communities
Click here to listen to our Executive Director, Deleana OtherBull on Native American Calling as she responds to concerns of sexual assault and harassment in Native America.
Photo: American Library Association via Ffickr/CC)
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MOVING OUR STORIES FORWARD
SANTA ANA PUEBLO, NM
Our executive director, Deleana, was a keynote speaker during this year's Advocacy in Action Annual Conference.
As humans, we have a fundamental need to understand. To identify meaning, find narrative and process and organize our experiences to find resolution. This practice of processing and organizing allows us to reorganize our sense of self, and to heal our own narratives and experiences through sharing. Historically, storytelling was a form of ensuring the legacy and traditions of Native American people survived; ensuring that our medicines, prayers and songs were passed down. We shared stories to relate to each other- and we shared stories of teachings to help younger generations to learn culture and language through helping them process and organize their own experiences in the context of their traditions and understand their relation to the larger community and the land. We used our stories to help our people process trauma... and it helped our people move from moments of despair (such as through drought and famine) to hopefulness. Stories can move mountains. In this talk, Deleana explored the power of storytelling to help our survivors of violence from surviving to thriving.
"Let me circle around and tell you that my family is love. They are strength and beauty and resilience and inappropriateness. They are drunken fistfights and broken windows and blood dried overnight on blue couch cushions. They are everything powerful within me. They are everything at times that I love yet I fear. I love my family so fiercely even when I struggle to love myself. They are life givers and lovers and teachers and community makers. They are laughter on a sad day.
They are my family. I am of them.
Some of my greatest ideas or visions of prevention are informed by my own experiences and what I have witnessed and observed within my family and community. Sometimes the fire that drives me, day in and day out, are rooted deeply into where I come from and who I come from.
I grew up with amazing, fierce, brave and courageous stories. I grew up with stories of my people that showed we were kind, beautiful, fierce and full of integrity. Full of heart for our people, our lands and our children. Like many of you, I grew up hearing stories about fearlessness. About bravery and courage. About badass women who are movement makers, cycle breakers and change makers."
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ENACTING FULL FAITH AND CREDIT: TRIBAL PROTECTIVE ORDERS
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
The Coalition presented at The Network Meeting this morning presenting on Tribal Orders of Protection and the role of advocates in helping survivors navigate court processes. Bridging the gaps in victim services for our tribal survivors is an important part of our work.
At CSVANW, we are working on supporting the increase of coordination and collaboration to increase the support for survivors seeking further protections.
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STRANGULATION TRAINING
CHINLE, AZ
The recent passing of the Strangulation Bill, has prompted CSVANW to take training to community first responders. We were
in Chinle, Arizona training 20 area based nurses and IHS staff on strangulation, multidisciplinary team (MDT) response, investigation of strangulation and prosecution.
We would like to extend our gratitude to Gail Starr, our wonderful SANE nurse from Albuquerque SANE and David Adams, attorney at Parnell & Adams and former assistant US Attorney for being our expert trainers.
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GIVING BACK:CSVANW RECEIVES CHARITABLE ONGOING DONATION
PHOENIX, AZ
We are excited to announce that, Phoenix-based company JP Digs & Co. will be donating 10% of all of their sales to CSVANW! JP Digs & Co. specializes in desert lifestyle and rustic custom designs for home goods, garden and life in the Phoenix area. We are very humbled to be a part of their charitable giving program.
"For the year 2018, a portion of the proceeds from the sales of items sold on this website and our public events will go to support this remarkable organization. You can be assured each time you shop with JP Digs & Co., you too will be doing your part to stop violence against Native American women and we cannot thank you enough." JP Digs & Co.
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YOUR VOICE MATTERS: WE ARE LISTENING
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
The
Coalition is now able to process recurring monthly donations online! Earlier this year
CSVANW received an email from a potential donor, Uba Backonja, who inquired about ongoing donations; a feature we did not have active on our website at the time. After some much needed web updates we are now excited to share this option is now active.
Click here to start your recurring donation today.!
"I give to this organization because it has the capacity to support Native Women who have experienced or are in danger of experience violence. This organization uses community-based approaches that support healthy individuals, families, and communities in order to prevent violence from occurring." Uba Backonja.
Thank you for creating change in our organization Uba! Together, we really do more.
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SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES OF NORTHWEST NEW MEXCIO
FARMINGTON, NM
They provide Sexual Assault Nurse Exams (SANE - medical/forensic exams), rape crisis advocacy, and counseling. Their staff also works in the community to prevent sexual assault through multi-session, education-based programs with specific groups. This education includes awareness programs, including 'Safe Dates', a healthy relationship curriculum, geared for high school students.
If you have been a victim of sexual assault, or you want to learn more about how you can assist us with our cause, contact us to speak to one of our staff members.
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POSTPONED
Young Indigenous Queers Retreat
Institute of American Indian Arts Campus
Coming Soon!
April 9, 2018
Community Conversations Book Club
CSVANW Offices
Open to CSVANW Members!
April 24-25, 2018
Trafficking in Tribal Communities
Nusenda Training Center
May 14-18, 2018
40 Hour Advancing Advocacy:
Unity, Resilience & Results
Albuquerque, NM
May 25, 2018
Member Meeting
Albuquerque, NM
Open to CSVANW Members!
May 27-30, 2018
7th Annual Native Youth Summit
Santa Fe, NM
October 6, 2018
#iWillRunForHer 5K and 1K Community Run/Walk
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Coming Soon!
October 19, 2018
3rd Annual Awards Gala and Auction
Sandia Golf Club
Coming Soon!
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CSVANW Board of Directors
CHARLENE TSOODLE-MARCUS
Executive Director
PeaceKeepers of ENIPC
Board Chair
LORRAINE EDMO
Executive Director
Native American Professional Parent Resources
Board Vice Chair
DAN LUCERO
Assistant Controller,
Pueblo De San Ildefonso
Board Treasurer
COLEEN WIDELL
Foundation Administrator
Williamson's Survivors Justice Initiative
Board Secretary
KENA CHAVEZ
Advocate Coordinator
Tewa Women United
Board Member
HEIDI TODACHEENE
Government and Legislative Affairs Associate with Navajo Nation Washington DC Office
Board Member
THERESA ORTIZ
Mental Health Counselor
Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos
Board Member
OLIVIA ROANHORSE
Vice President of Programs
Notah Begay III Foundation
Board Member
JOANNIE ROMERO
Director of Community Relations
Poeh Cultural Center
Board Member
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CSVANW Team
DELEANA OTHERBULL
Executive Director
KIM BENALLY
Training & Education Manager
ANGEL CHARLEY
Membership & Outreach Coordinator
VACANT
Sexual Assault Project Coordinator
CHEYENNE ANTONIO
Project Coordinator-
Trafficking
KEIOSHIAH PETER
Native Youth Coordinator
CURTISON BADONIE
Project and Media Assistant
TAM DAVIS
Office Coordinator
ABAGAIL TSO
NACA Intern
CHELSEA QUINTANA
NIYC Intern
ROBIN HUGHES
PULAKOS
Bookkeeper and Accounting
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