Name: Looking for Our Relatives: Native American Street Outreach
Start: 2024-09-24T14:30:00-0700
End: 2024-09-24T16:00:00-0700

Calling all hotline advocates, legal advocates, shelter advocates, bilingual advocates, prevention advocates, directors, and all those who support domestic violence survivors! We are so excited to invite you to our annual conference, September 23-24 in Yakima, WA!

Whether you’re a seasoned advocate or new to the field, you have a place in this movement. Join us as we journey through the roots of our movement, envision our path ahead, and explore the heart of our work.Through learning, connection, workshops, and inspiring speakers, we’ll reflect on what drives us, what sustains us, and how we can continue to show up for survivors and each other.

The 2024 WSCADV Annual Conference has officially sold out! See you in Yakima!

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Tuesday September 24, 2024 2:30pm - 4:00pm PDT

Room G

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Martin Spotted Bear (Blackfeet), Shanna Howtopat (Yakama), and Madeline Rider (Algonquin Anishinabeg) will share their experiences providing culturally specific, Intergenerational trauma informed, street outreach to Native American survivors of violence. They will share how homelessness response and prevention is intricately connected to ending gender based violence and the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR).

Mother Nation was founded in 2013 by Norine Hill, with a mission to deliver social and cultural healing services for Native women that nurture, create stability, and inspire growth through sisterhood. Today Mother Nation is a Native American 501(c)(3) nonprofit that offers culturally informed healing services, advocacy, mentorship and homeless prevention in Washington State. We support Native and Indigenous women during times of transition from chronic homelessness and gender-based violence to stable housing by providing counseling, connection to social services, sisterhood, community, and spiritual support.

Speakers

Shanna Howtopat

MMIWR Family Advocate, Mother Nation

Shanna is an enrolled member of the Yakama Nation and descends from the Umatilla and Warm Springs tribes. She is experienced in the legal field and her calling has been to advocate for her Native people through local, state, and tribal systems. She is honored to be a MMIWP Advoca... Read More →