Happy Women’s History Month! The work we do at the Indigenous Justice Circle (IJC) is firmly rooted in Native women’s wisdom. Our mission includes re-centering and re-strengthening Indigenous women’s roles, keeping in mind how legacies of structural racism have eroded matrilineal traditions and leadership. This month, we want to celebrate and honor the work of women everywhere and remember the work that is yet to be done in uplifting all of us.

Look out for exciting news on our plans for 2024! We invite you to check out our newly updated website which highlights our priorities: health equity, gender transformative justice, and combatting the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit (MMIWG2S) Crisis.

IJC Updates

We are proud to announce the grantees from our most recent Native Girl Society Grants! We received excellent applications and we are excited to see our network grow. Our 2024 recipients are: the White Buffalo Calf Women's Society, 100 Horses Women’s Society, Native American Community Services (NACS) of Erie and Niagara Counties, and the Bluebird Cultural Initiative.

Thanks to the generous support of our donors and a Pads Across America grant from The Pad Project, we are able to financially support our partners in addition to hosting trainings and exchanges to help them run Native Girl Societies in their communities. We will share more about our partners on social media in the next couple of weeks!

In February, our Founder and Executive Director, Kelly Hallman, gave a talk at the American Indian Studies Association 25th Annual Conference at the University New Mexico. Her presentation, titled “Strength in Community: Youth Mental Health Supports Through Girl Societies,” focused on IJC’s work on health equity.

Upcoming Events

Save the date! We will be co-hosting an event on the sidelines of the 23rd United Nation’s Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) with the Population Council. This year the UNPFII’s theme is “Enhancing Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Self-determination in the Context of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Emphasizing the Voices of Indigenous Youth.” We are excited to share the work that we do with our Indigenous Young Leaders and partners. The event will take place Monday, April 15 at 1:30 pm at 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in New York City. We will also livestream the event. The registration for this event will come out soon.

Indigenous Justice Circle, The Nature Conservancy and the Population Council are leading a panel discussion titled “Reaching Outwards While Looking Inwards: How Indigenous Movements for Sovereignty, Gender, and Climate Justice Are Reclaiming Spaces in Research and Programs” at the Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Conference in Santa Fe, March 26-30, 2024.

In celebration of Women’s History Month, the University of Colorado, Denver will be hosting Kelly Hallman to deliver a talk to faculty, students, and the public. The talk will take place on Wedneday, March 27 at 2 pm EST. The topic will be: "Native Women’s History: Medicine for our Future Native Wellness.” Keep an eye out in our social media where we will be sharing a link to a livestream of the event!

Native Women’s Health & Safety Are Sacred

Native Public Media sponsored a resolution petitioning the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a Missing and Endangered Person (MEP) Event Code. The MEP Event Code will use the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) to distribute alerts to the public about missing or endangered persons 18 years and older. I On March 14, the FCC will host an open meeting about where they will be voting on this resolution.

The Eighth Indigenous Women’s Health Meeting, to be held from Wednesday, March 13, to Friday, March 15, 2024, at the Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Attendees will join colleagues to discuss and collaborate on ways to improve obstetric and gynecologic health care and health outcomes for Indigenous people. Registration for this conference is currently still open. It is also possible to support the initiative without attending the meeting.

Our mission at IJC is to address inequality and injustice faced by Indigenous peoples in North America and worldwide. Our work would not be possible without the generous help of our colleagues, friends, and donors.

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