National Indian Resource Center
Addressing Violence Against
Native Women 2011-2016
NATIONAL INDIGENOUS WOMEN’S
RESOURCE CENTER, INC.
Sacred Circle- National Resource Center to End
Violence Against Native Women
 Created over 13 years ago to
be first NIRC
 Central to policy work and
national partnerships
created up to now
 Closing its doors on
September 30, 2011
 Circle will continue forward
with Native women,
advocates, Native
organizations, tribal
coalitions, and next NIRC
NIWRC- National Indigenous Women’s
Resource Center, Inc.
 Created earlier this year to
serve as the next NIRC
 Expert staff
 Training/TA; Research
Activities; Public Education;
Policy Development
 Mission: To restore
safety to Native
women by upholding
the sovereignty of
Indian and Alaska
Native tribes.
NIWRC Program Staff:
•Paula Julian (Filipina
American), Program
Specialist
•Gwendoln Packard
(Ihanktonwan Dakota),
Program Specialist
•Vacant Program
Specialist
•Tara Azure (Turtle
Mountain Chippewa),
Training & Resource
Center Specialist
Lucy Simpson, Esq. (Navajo)
Executive Director
NIWRC Board of Directors
 Each member represents a
different region of the
United States, including
Alaska and Hawaii
 9 Regions
 Experts in DV/SA response
and prevention in Native
Communities
 Each Board member lives
and works in her Native
community
NIWRC Contact
515 Lame Deer Ave.
PO Box 99
Lame Deer, MT
59043
Lucy Simpson
lsimpson@niwrc.org
www.niwrc.org