Speaking Our Truth - Podcast For Change

Content warning: This podcast episode discusses stalking and human trafficking.

In this episode of Speaking Our Truth, Podcast for Change, the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC) focuses on raising awareness and education on stalking. Stalking Awareness is defined as a pattern of behavior directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to fear for the person’s safety or the safety of others. The pattern of behavior could cause a person to suffer substantial emotional distress. NIWRC is joined by Jane Anderson (Senior Attorney Advisor for AEquitas) and Jennifer Landhuis (Director of the Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center) to discuss the behaviors and patterns of stalking, how those intersect with sex exploitation, and the ways communities and families can support victims of stalking.

NIWRC and SPARC welcome you to join in and say, “Know it. Name it. Stop it.”

Jane Anderson brings her expertise in prosecuting domestic violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking to her role as a Senior Attorney Advisor with AEquitas.

Jennifer Landhuis brings over 25 years of experience as an educator and advocate on the issues of stalking, domestic violence, and sexual assault to her current position as the Director of the Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC).

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This resource is made possible by grant 90-EV-0533-04 from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Family and Youth Services Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Content FYI–

This podcast episode includes personal stories of domestic violence, violence, racism, and human trafficking. We encourage listeners to mentally prepare beforehand and reflect afterward to help process this information. 

Nani Fay Paglinawan, Aunty as we call her, is a kūpuna (elder), a founding member of Women Helping Women, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Pouhana O Nā Wāhine and has been a long-time advocate in the domestic violence movement for over 40 years. Aunty, a recipient of the Women Helping Women Lifetime Achievement award, was honored on April 3 at the unveiling of a mural in her honor, designed by artist Oscar Lett. There’s a talk story and animation that explains the background of the mural. If you want to learn more, we encourage you to visit the Maui Public Art Corps at mouipublicart.org. Aunty participates in the Family Advisory Group for MMIW with NIWRC.

More Info

Mural Artist: Oscar Lett

Mural Info: MauiPublicArt.org

Song: “Ku'u Pua Paoakalani” by Queen Liliʻuokalani

Artist: Allison Leialoha Milham - SoundCloud, Etsy, and Bandcamp.

About the Music

Queen Liliʻuokalani composed this song while she was held prisoner in her home. The song honors her garden, which she looked out upon daily. A boy would come by with a bundle of flowers wrapped in the day’s newspaper so that the Queen could hear from her people. Even then, the Queen understood the power of language and communication to keep her culture alive.

This recording is by Allison Leialoha Milham, who generously donated the rights to use this beautiful tune. Please visit her website to view her art, work, and other musical recordings. 

Mahalo, Allison, Oscar, and Aunty! 

Listen to the whole song at the end of the episode!

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This resource is made possible by grant 90-EV-0533-03 from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Family and Youth Services Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Happy Earth Day! Listen as we talk about “Oppenheimer,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” and the devastating connection between violence against the land and Native and Indigenous Women. Tia shares examples of the negative effects of extractive industries on Native communities and what people can do to help. 

The National Indigenous Women's Resource Center (NIWRC) recognizes that the land and Indigenous women are sacred and connected and must be protected. In this episode of "Speaking Our Truth," NIWRC's Policy Specialist Tia Bahozhoni highlights this sacred relationship by discussing how exploitation and contamination of the land continue to harm Indigenous women and communities.

Join us this Earth Day as we honor and celebrate Mother Earth.

View our recent statement--

Commitments For Mother Earth: A Climate Sustainability Policy

NIWRC envisions having a role in the movement to stop violence against women that is sustainable, replicable, and serves as a model for other organizations to reduce their environmental footprint in order to create a more sustainable future. This vision and these commitments reflect who we are and who we want to be in this world. https://www.niwrc.org/commitments-mother-earth-climate-sustainability-policy

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Resources

Osage Reign of Terror https://www.vox.com/culture/23920002/killers-flower-moon-true-story-osage-murders-reign-of-terror-mollie-burkhart-what-happened

Lithium Mining in Nevada https://www.firstnations.org/stories/one-native-groups-fight-to-protect-sacred-land-from-destructive-lithium-mining/&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1713456054765671&usg=AOvVaw2XAg4P3L_uYIz83SzJa87E 

The Gold King Mine Spill https://coloradosun.com/2020/08/05/gold-king-mine-spill-five-years-later/&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1713456054767608&usg=AOvVaw0eJwLZ33OaqFrvsWc9X8Il 

Man Camps https://www.colorado.edu/program/fpw/2019/03/14/new-report-finds-increase-violence-coincides-oil-boom&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1713456054768511&usg=AOvVaw2OV-GMuACccqjfnltB5-xN 

History of Man Camps https://www.startribune.com/native-women-easy-prey-for-traffickers/218171361/&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1713456054769279&usg=AOvVaw30QDkpYhlnQMD_55L9Vlel 

“Garden of Truth” (MIWSAC) https://miwsacstg-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/01101738/Garden-of-Truth-Report.pdf 

“Shattered Hearts” (MIWSAC) https://www.miwrc.org/publications/shattered-hearts

History of Uranium Mining https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222290/

Indigenous Stewardship https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31863549/ 

Indigenous Land and Data Stewards Lab https://www.indigenouslandstewards.org/ 

Tewa Women United - News Article on Oppenheimer https://tewawomenunited.org/2023/07/oppenheimer-and-the-other-side-of-the-story

Coalition to End Violence Against Native Women - resource on Land and Body Violence https://www.csvanw.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Land-and-Body-Violence.pdf

Violence on Indigenous Lands is Violence on Indigenous Bodies and Futures https://www.niwrc.org/resources/webinars/violence-indigenous-lands-violence-indigenous-bodies-and-futures

Indigenous Leadership to End Violence Panel - Part 2: Indigenous Reproductive and Maternal Justice Work Strengthens Advocacy to End Gender-Based Violence https://www.niwrc.org/resources/webinars/indigenous-leadership-end-violence-panel-part-2-indigenous-reproductive-and 

Six Point Action Plan https://www.niwrc.org/sites/default/files/6-Point%20Plan%2002-17%20PNG.png

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This resource is made possible by grant 90-EV-0533-03, from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Family and Youth Services Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 

Kaysera Stops Pretty Places went missing in 2019 at 18 years old. Five days later, her body was found near a busy thoroughfare. Fourteen days later, her family was notified. No investigation occurred. In this episode, we focus on Kaysera’s family. They have been organizing events for the past 4 years to bring awareness and ask for help in solving her case. This is a unique situation. It’s about what happens when you can’t rely on law enforcement.

#JusticeForKaysera

www.justiceforkaysera.org

https://www.niwrc.org/not-invisible-act-commission-recommendations

Music: Theme song from NIWRC.

Pow wow drums recorded by NIWRC at Women Are Sacred, June 2023.

Patsy Whitefoot: Discussing barriers that families can face when a loved one goes missing or is murdered.

Music:

Moon Song · Phoebe Bridgers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXqZ66XK3z8

Patsy Whitefoot: Speaking to of her work in the MMIW movement and the loss of her sister Daisy Mae Heath- and eventual recent recovery of her sister Daisy Mae Heath’s remains.

Music:

The Moon Song · beabadoobee · Oscar Lang

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCx1eSdkyr0

Dr. Grace Bulltail: Speaking of her work in the MMIW movement and bringing continued awareness to the unsolved murder of her niece Kaysera Stops Pretty Places.

Music:

Moon Song · Phoebe Bridgers

Punisher

℗ 2020 Dead Oceans

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXqZ66XK3z8

Leanne, Charles and Velina Guy: Speaking about their work in the MMIW movement and the importance of healing.

Music:

Ceilings · Lizzy McAlpine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bpMSpFTdzM

My Mother and I · Lucy Dacus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q_weNUt4m8

Introduction: Information and statistics about MMIW and challenges facing families.

On this episode of Speaking Our Truth, we listen Part 1 of STTARS' presentation introducing the new Indigenous Safe Housing Center from NIWRC's Specialty Institute held in June 2022.