Alliance of Tribal Coalitions to End Violence
The Alliance of Tribal Coalitions to End Violence is a nonprofit organization established in 2013.
Learn about and network with tribal coalitions from across the US and Alaska. Tribal coalitions exist as technical assistance and subject matter experts.
The Alliance provides education, peer consultation, standardization of practices, resource referral, and technical assistance to Tribal Coalitions and others to enhance their abilities to ensuring a coordinated approach to ending violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women.
Contact Info:
Alliance of Tribal Coalitions to End Violence
1111 Bald Eagle Drive,
Norman OK 73072
Phone: (888) 577-0940
Email: dawns@atcev.org
Point of Contact: Dawn Stover, Executive Director
American Indians Against Abuse
American Indians Against Abuse Inc. is located in Hayward, Wisconsin, and serves eleven tribes geographically encompassing the entire state of Wisconsin, including the Bad River, Red Cliff, Lac Courte Oreilles, Lac de Flambeau, Sokaogon and St. Croix Chippewa, Ho-Chunk Nation, Menominee Nation, Oneida Nation, Forest County Potawatomi and Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Nations.
Contact Info:
American Indians Against Abuse
P.O. Box 1617
Hayward, Wisconsin 54843
United States
Phone: (715) 634-9980
Email: aiaa.pamela@gmail.com
Point of Contact: Pamela Johnson
Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women
The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women (CSVANW) is a member driven organization where its network of membership is engaged, every day, as a united force across New Mexico, all of whom are working cohesively towards stopping violence against Native Women and children in our tribal communities. As a Resource Center to tribal domestic violence and sexual assault programs, shelters and first responders, CSVANW focuses on four areas of service: support, technical assistance, training and policy advocacy.
Contact Info:
Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women
4600 Montgomery Blvd NE
Ste B202
Albuquerque, New Mexico
United States 87109
Phone: (505) 243-9199
Email: acharley@csvanw.org
Point of Contact: Angel Charley
First Nations Women’s Alliance
It is the mission of the First Nations Women’s Alliance to strengthen Tribal communities by creating a forum for leaders to come together to address the issues of domestic violence and sexual assault. The The Alliance is committed to ending all forms of violence by providing culturally relevant services and resources and facilitating the provision of those services by others in their communities.
Contact Info:
First Nations Women’s Alliance
PO BOX 107
Devils Lake, North Dakota 58301
United States
Phone: (701) 662-3380
E-mail: fnwa16@gmail.com
Point of Contact: Sandra Bercier
Healing Native Hearts Coalition
Healing Native Hearts Coalition (HNHC) is a nonprofit domestic violence (DV) and sexual assault (SA) coalition serving the Tribes and Native DV/SA nonprofits in Interior Alaska. HNHC was formed in February of 2016, with the hopes of assisting the Interior Alaska Tribes with Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Sex Trafficking, and Stalking. We serve 37 Interior Alaska Native villages and also partner with various Tribal entities. The main focus of HNHC is to equip Tribes with the knowledge and training to effect change within their communities. Healing Native Hearts Coalition provides customized technical assistance in understanding applicable State and Federal law and how it applies to P.L. 280 Tribes, DV and SA law and policy, DV and SA judicial training, and culturally appropriate response training. The belief is that our Tribal communities can find solutions with the right tools.
Contact Info:
Healing Native Hearts Coalition
P.O. Box 81064
Fairbanks, Alaska 99708
United States
Phone (907) 374-1030
Email: frances.andrews@aknwrc.org
Point of Contact: Frances Andrews, Acting Director
Hopi-Tewa Women’s Coalition
Hopi-Tewa Women’s Coalition To End Abuse, located in First Mesa, Arizona the Hopi Tewa Women’s Coalition to End Abuse is a leading voice to end sexual assault and domestic violence on the Hopi Reservation. Founded in 2008 by Hopi and Tewa women representatives of several villages and communities, HTWC is a non-profit organization that provides advocacy support to tribal and nontribal government agencies.
Contact Info:
Hopi-Tewa Women’s Coalition to End Abuse (HtWC)
P.O. Box 239
Second Mesa, AZ 86043
Phone: (928) 225-7029
Email: carey.onsae@htwcea.org
Point of Contact: Carey Onsae
Montana Native Women’s Coalition
Montana Native Women’s Coalition (MNWC) aims to improve urban, rural, and Native American community responses to victims of Sexual and Domestic Violence, provide culturally based training/technical assistance to tribal advocacy, programs and communities. MNWC seeks to improve collaboration between Native women leaders and State/Federal representatives who manage funding for sexual and domestic violence programming in Montana and create social changes through the elimination of institutional, cultural and societal violence against Native women and children.
Contact Info:
Montana Native Women’s Coalition
15 N. 26th St., Suite 201, Billings, MT 59101
Phone: (406) 740-0142
Email: jbearcrane@gmail.com
Point of Contact: Jean Bearcrane
Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition
Through unity Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition works to strengthen their voices and build resources in their communities statewide to create awareness and eliminate sexual violence against Indian women and children. They vigorously strive to apply their efforts toward influencing social change and reclaim traditional values that honor the sovereignty of Indian women and children.
Contact Info:
Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition
1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 202
St. Paul, Minnesota 55104
United States
Phone: (651) 646-4800
Email: nmatthews@miwsac.org
Point of Contact: Nicole Matthews
Midwest Native Coalition for Justice & Peace
Created in 2019, the Midwest Native Coalition for Justice and Peace (MNCJP) is a non profit organization in North East Kansas. The goal of this coalition is to empower current Tribal Advocacy services for tribal communities across Kansas.
Contact Info:
Midwest Native Coalition for Justice and Peace
PO Box 446, Holton KS
66436
Phone: (785) 362-2255
Email: danielgoombi@mncjp.com
Point of Contact: Daniel Goombi
Native Alliance Against Violence
The Native Alliance Against Violence (NAAV) is a nonprofit organization created in 2009 that serves as Oklahoma’s tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coalition.
The NAAV is committed to: increasing awareness of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence against Indian women; enhancing the response to violence against Indian women at the federal, state, and tribal levels; providing technical assistance to coalition membership and tribal communities to enhance access to essential services to Indian women affected by violence; assisting Indian tribes in developing and promoting state, local, and tribal legislation and policies that enhance best practices for responding to violent crimes against Indian women.
Contact Info:
Native Alliance Against Violence
PO BOX 5507
Norman, Oklahoma 73070
United States
Phone: (405) 606-1936; (405) 217-0212
Email: shelley@oknaav.org
Point of Contact: Shelly Miller
Native Women’s Society of the Great Plains
Native Women’s Society of the Great Plains offers a vision that ends domestic and sexual violence against Native women. The Society works to support and strengthen sisterhood and local advocacy and program development efforts through culturally specific education, technical assistance training and resource implementation and collaborate to strengthen strategies and responses to violence in their respective tribal communities. The geographical area that constitutes the service area of the Society includes tribes of southern Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, northern Nebraska, and Iowa.
Contact Info:
Native Women’s Society of the Great Plains
PO BOX 428
Eagle Butte, South Dakota 57625
United States
Phone: (605) 850-1332
Email: nativewomenssociety@gmail.com
Point of Contact: Carmen O’Leary
Restoring Ancestral Winds
Restoring Ancestral Winds supports indigenous communities addressing domestic, dating, family, sexual violence, and sexual assault in the Great Basin region of Utah. The mission of Restoring Ancestral Winds is to support healing in Indigenous communities. They advocate for healthy relationships; educates communities on issues surrounding stalking, domestic, sexual, dating and family violence; collaborate with Great Basin Region community members and stakeholders; and honors and strengthens traditional values with all their our relations.
Contact Info:
Restoring Ancestral Winds Coalition
9075 South 1300 East Suite 108
Sandy, Utah 84094
Phone: (801) 244-4064
Email: yolanda@restoringawcoalition.org
Point of Contact: Yolanda Francisco-Nez
Sacred Hoop Tribal Domestic Violence Coalition
The Sacred Hoop Coalition is a statewide Tribal Domestic Violence Coalition serving all 11 tribal communities as well as urban programs in the state of Minnesota. The purpose of our coalition is to build the capacity of survivors, advocates, Native women’s organizations, and victim service providers to end violence against Native women. We believe that community organizing and dialogue at the local level increases the opportunity to develop strong, cooperative working relationships with one another in the work to end violence against women in our communities. The challenge for our communities is to reclaim traditional views of women, developing culturally based responses to intimate partner violence that ensure the safety of Native women and hold those who batter accountable for their use of violence. The Sacred Hoop Coalition provides training, technical assistance, and resources to Native communities in Minnesota organizing to address domestic violence. It is our goal to build community-based responses that address violence against Indigenous women, keeping their voices at the forefront of our work.
Contact Info:
Sacred Hoop Coalition
2800 W. Michigan Street PO Box 16840
Duluth, Minnesota 55816
United States
Phone: (888)305-1650 or (218)623-HOOP
Seven Dancers Coalition
A Native American Coalition of Professional from all over New York State and Haudenosaunee Country, Seven Dancers Coalition works to better the lives of Native American Women and their families. The major areas of focus are domestic violence, sexual assault, teen dating violence, stalking, and sex trafficking.
Contact Info:
Seven Dancers Coalition
1569 State Route 37, Akwesasne, NY
United States 13655
Phone: (518) 358-2916
Email: info@sevendancerscoalition.com
Point of Contact: Amie Barnes
Southwest Indigenous Women’s Coalition
The Southwest Indigenous Women’s Coalition (SWIWC) is located in Mesa, Arizona and is a nonprofit domestic violence (DV) and sexual assault (SA) coalition serving the Tribes and Native DV/SA nonprofits in Arizona to increase their capacity to better address and respond to the domestic and sexual violence occurring in their communities. SWIWC promotes safety, justice victim-centered advocacy, offender accountability and healing through training, technical assistance, policy, and resource development.
Contact Info:
Southwest Indigenous Women’s Coalition
P.O. Box 42276
Chandler, Arizona 85274
United States
Phone: (480) 818-7518
Email: tania.harvey@swiwc.org
Point of Contact: Tania Harvey
Strong Hearted Native Women’s Coalition
Mission Statement: The Strong Hearted Native Women’s Coalition, Inc., by honoring our women ancestors, will advocate for women and their families by promoting safety and a traditional non-violent lifestyle. Working towards empowering women with the tools for independence, courage, and a strong direction to make healthy life choices for herself, her children, and family.
Contact Info:
Strong Hearted Native Women’s Coalition
P.O. Box 2488
Valley Center, California 92082
United States
Phone: (760) 644-4781
Email: linton.stronghearted@yahoo.com
Point of Contact: Keely Linton
Uniting Three Fires Against Violence
Uniting Three Fires Against Violence is a statewide tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coalition serving the Tribes located in Michigan. Our mission is to support Michigan Tribes in promoting the social change necessary to address the disproportionate rates of violence impacting our communities.
Contact Info:
Uniting Three Fires Against Violence
2861 Ashmun St., Suite 4
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
Phone: (906) 253-9775
Email: rcarr@utfav.org
Point of Contact: Rachel Carr, Executive Director
Yup’ik Women’s Coalition
The Yup’ik Women’s Coalition (YWC) strives to promote safety of women through education and advocacy. The YWC is committed to organize community efforts to end violence against women and children within Yup’ik villages through strengthening the traditional Yup’ik beliefs and teachings that have guided our people for thousands of years. The YWC is dedicated to the safety of women and believe in all rights of al people to live without fear, threat, violence, and oppression.
Contact Info:
Yup’ik Women’s Coalition
P.O. Box 207
Emmonak, Alaska 99581
Phone: (907) 949-1434
Email: lynn_ywc@yahoo.com
Point of Contact: Lenora Hootch
Wabanaki Women’s Coalition
The Wabanaki Women’s Coalition (WWC) is a non-profit Tribal Domestic and Sexual Violence Coalition Serving the five Wabanaki Tribes of Maine, providing them with technical assistance, training and resources. The MISSION of the Wabanaki Women’s Coalition (WWC) is to increase the capacity of tribal communities to respond to domestic and sexual violence; and to influence tribal, national and regional systems to increase awareness, safety, justice, and healing for all our relations.
Contact Info:
Wabanaki Women’s Coalition
20 Godfrey Drive Unit 14
Orono, Maine 04473
United States
Phone: (207) 322-6604
Email: wwc@wabanakiwomenscoalition.org
Point of Contact: Donna Brown donnabrown@wabanakiwomenscoalition.org
WomenSpirit Coalition
WomenSpirit Coalition (WSC) has been serving WA State since 2002 as a Tribal Coalition, recognized by the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women. WSC serves 29 federally- recognized tribes in WA State, providing technical assistance, consultation, and training via raising public awareness on issues related to domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, dating violence and sex trafficking. Services are provided to established tribal domestic violence and sexual assault programs, as well as emerging programs, on issues related to dynamics, signs and symptoms, current best practices and effective service delivery approaches to enhance access to essential services. Services are, secondarily, provided to tribal program allies on the local, state and federal levels. Public policy issues related to ensuring parity in funding, promoting tribal sovereignty, safety of victims and offender accountability remain WSC priorities.
WSC serves as the Indigenous Crime Victim Services Resource and Referral Center (ICVSRRC) for urban, rural and tribal victims of the crimes of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, strangulation, dating violence, and sex trafficking in WA State, linking and optimizing victim services through the assistance with Victim Impact Statements, provision of Expert Witnesses, and advocating for sufficient Crime Victim Compensation funds.
Contact Info:
WomenSpirit Coalition
2126 Warm Springs St
Warm Springs, Oregon 97761
United States
Phone: (360) 633-7083
Email: Dkoester@womenspirit.net
Point of Contact: Dee Koester