VAW Resource Center

The following list is a selection of the resolutions passed by NCAI that relate to violence against women and the MMIW crisis. Since 2000, NCAI has passed more than 30 resolutions advocating for improved services and comprehensive responses to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. The list below captures key policy measures advocated for by a selection of the resolutions and their current status.

Despite the progress made on many of these resolutions, AI/AN women continue to experience disproportionately high levels of all forms of violence and sexual violence as compared to any other demographic in the US and Canada. NCAI and its partners will continue their efforts to realize the calls to action in resolutions that remain outstanding and introduce new resolutions that aim to eradicate violence against Native women.

• STP-00-81: Violence Against American Indian/Alaska Native Women

• BIS-02-023: Support of NAICJA VAWA Model Domestic Violence Code

• ABQ-03-124: Opposition to Senate Bill 1585 Section 109; Field Hearings in Alaska to Review the Battering, Rape and Stalking of Alaska Native Women

• PHX-03-034: Support for the 2005 Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act Including Enhancements for American Indian and Alaska Native Women

• GBW-05-019: Supports the Reauthorization of the 1994 Violence Against Women Act

• DEN-07-022: Support Full Funding for all Violence Against Women Act of 2005 Funding in the FY08 Congressional Budget

• DEN-07-039: Request Full Hearings on the Incidence of Sex Offenses and the Medical Response to These Crimes Committed Against Native Women

• PHX-08-015: Support for the 2010 Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act Including Enhancements to Strengthen the Sovereignty and Safety of American Indian and Alaska Native Women

• ABQ-10-073: Appropriate Title VII Funding and Other Federal Funds for the Prevention of Violence against American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/NA) Elders

• MKE-11-034: Support for Inclusion of Legislative Proposals that Enhance the Safety of Native Women within the 2011 Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act

• PDX-11-005: Support for S. 1763, the Stand against Violence & Empower Native Women Act

• LNK-12-001: Support for “Plan B” Over the Counter for All American Indian Women Who Are Seventeen Years and Older

• SAC-12-038: Support for Immediate Passage of the VAWA Reauthorization with Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Provision Intact

• REN-13-006: Protect Alaska Native Women

• TUL-13-011 To Support Adequate Funding for Tribal Coalitions Providing VAWA Related Technical Assistance to Indian Tribes

• ATL-14-048: Tribal Access to Criminal Background Databases for Criminal and VAWA 2013 Purposes

• ANC-14-048: Support for a dedicated Tribal Set-Aside in the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Fund

• ATL-14-028: Support for the Reauthorization of the Family Violence Prevention Services Act Inclusive of Increased FVPSA Funding, an Increased Tribal Set-Aside, Inclusion of Tribal Domestic Violence Coalitions, and Development of a Native Hotline/Helpline

• SD-15-080: Urging the Administration to Consult on Funding for Tribal Assistance at DOJ

• PHX-16-077: Address Crisis of Missing and Murdered Native Women

• SPO-16-037: Combatting Non-Indian Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault: A Call for a Full Oliphant Fix

• KAN-18-007: Inclusion of Tribal Governments in the Crime Victims Fund and Calling for Immediate Consultation on the Funding

• KAN-18-005: Healthcare & Justice for Sexual Assault Survivors through the Tribal Law and Order Act

• ECWS-19-005: Urging Congress to Pass a Long-term Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act that Includes Key Protections for Native Women

• REN-19-011: Calling Upon Congress Promptly to Enact Legislation Recognizing the Jurisdiction of Tribal Nations in Alaska to Prosecute Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, Child Abuse, and Related Crimes in Alaska Native Villages

• ABQ-19-034: Calling for Improvements in the Administration of Tribal Crime Victims Funding

• ECWS-20-003: Establishing a Working Group on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women as part of the NCAI Task Force on Violence Against Women

• PDX-20-015: Calling for the Inclusion of Tribal Nations and their Unique Needs in Police Reform Discussions, Policies, and Legislation

• SAC-21-040: Support Codifying an Alaska Native Tribal Resource Center on Domestic Violence and a Native Hawaiian Resource Center on Domestic Violence in the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA)

• SAC-22-039: Calling for the Amendment of 18 U.S.C. § 1152 to Expressly Preempt State Criminal Jurisdiction within Indian Country

• ANC-22-007: Supporting Indigenous Safety through Opposing Man-Camps for Thacker Pass

• SAC-22-043: Calling on Congress to Enact the Legislative Proposal to Improve Public Safety in Indian Country

• SAC-22-002: Calling on the Department of the Interior to Provide Annual, Noncompetitive, Base Tribal Justice Funding for PL-280 Tribal Nations

• NO-23-001: To Establish a National Federal Communications Commission Event Code for Missing and Endangered Persons

• NO-23-024: Opposing Federal or State Actions That Result in the Creation of a Mancamp On or Near Tribal Lands Without First Requiring the Development and Implementation of an Enforceable Community Safety Plan

• NO-23-070: Add Additional Tribal Coordinator for the Not Invisible Act Commission

The strength of the policy advocacy of the last 20 years is evidenced by the number of resolutions fully or partially realized. However, the work is far from over. Transforming resolutions into formal policies can take time. Our experience has been that changes such as special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction and VOCA tribal set-aside appropriations can take up to 10 years to secure. Likewise, there are many issues and needs regarding the implementation of VAWA that have not been captured in a formal resolution, including, but not limited to: Inadequate funding for restored jurisdiction, outstanding injustice of MMIW, Tribal funding and disbursement of the Crime Victims Fund, and disparities in BIA funding across states.