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nitanahkohe:

lady-chevy85:

nitanahkohe:

A mini documentary on sex trafficking of Native women, with particular focus on Minnesota (Native women & girls are frequently sold on the shipping boats that travel around the Lakes, and have been for decades).

"People don’t see Native American women as humans. They see them as punching bags. Or something novel, like a new toy—it’s fun at first, but afterwards you throw it away." —Sarah El Fakahany, Sexual Assault Advocate at Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center

This is very sad, I didn’t know that the Native American women and girls were part of sex trade and prostitution.

it is a very big problem, much bigger than many people realize or want to admit, even among Native communities. if you go to a truck stop anywhere near tribal communities late at night, you will see young Native girls who have been trafficked. Minnesota, Arizona, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Oregon, & Washington are particularly bad. here’s some more resources on sex trafficking of Native women:

• Shattered Hearts: the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of American Indian Women and Girls


• Young Native Girls are Being Sacrificed to the Canadian Sex Trade


• stats from the Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition


• 'Start Waking Up:' Report warns of Inuit child selling, cites anecdotal evidence of abuse, trafficking


• Native Schoolgirls Should Not Be for Sale on the Street


• Native Women Easy Prey for Traffickers


• Data Shows Link Between Oil Workers and Violence Against Native Women


• Go Home, Baby Girl

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)