In The Moment ... May 3, 2018 Show 329 Hour 2
May 5th has been designated National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls'.
A resolution by the U.S. Senate declares the day for the second year in a row, citing startling statistical evidence. In some tribal communities, women face murder rates that are more than 10 times the national average.
Other reports indicate that 84.3% of Native women experience violence in their lifetimes; 56.1% are victims of sexual violence.
Sarah Deer is author of the book The Beginning and End of Rape: Confronting Sexual Violence in Native America. She's Professor of International and Interdisciplinary Studies – Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at The University of Kansas.