Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition

12/31/2025

“The Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center (MIWRC) and local community leaders and advocates are issuing a public safety alert to ensure the safety of our relatives—both unsheltered and sheltered—amid growing concerns of outside entities targeting vulnerable individuals with false promises of out-of-state substance use treatment.”

Randy Vickers December 29, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Randy Vickers December 29, 2025 CONTACT Ruth Buffalo rbuffalo@miwrc.org (612) 728-2008Community Safety Alert Issued Regarding Out-of-State “Treatment” TransfersMinneapolis, MN | The Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center (MIWRC) and local...

12/23/2025

MIWSAC's offices are closed December 24th-January 1st as our staff celebrate and reflect with their families and loved ones. MIWSAC staff will return Monday, January 5th. We wish you a restful and loving holiday!

12/22/2025

12/22/2025

The end of the year can be a difficult time for victim-survivors and advocates alike—taking care of your mind, body, and spirit during the wintertime is important ❤ Swipe for ideas for caring for yourself this winter & holiday season ➡

Interested in learning more about what the end of the year means for survivors & advocates? Check out our webinar 🔗 https://miwsac.co/WinterWebinar

12/21/2025

Wani Wi Ipa/Mino-biboon/Mąąnį/Jóhonaa’éí t’á̜á̜’ ńdeesdzá/Waní-wí-iphá wasté/?Oyiwsax may' wok'yiwshataw/Happy winter solstice! ❤🩵❄

12/20/2025

Stay connected with MIWSAC by joining our mailing list! 💌

Sign up at the link in our bio 🔗 or by visiting https://miwsac.co/signup

12/19/2025

Earlier this month, our CEO Nicole Matthews was invited to participate in the Intertribal Working Group on Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction at the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South Carolina.

The ITWG meeting gathered Tribes who are exercising special criminal jurisdiction over non-Native offenders for VAWA-covered crimes. MIWSAC was honored to attend alongside other Tribal coalitions to bring our advocacy perspective to the space.

12/18/2025

Season 3 of the Rooted in Healing podcast is coming soon in 2026! In the meantime, stay connected with Elevate|Uplift by visiting the E|U website at elevateuplift.org and checking out seasons 1 & 2 of Rooted in Healing, available wherever you get your podcasts 🎧🩵

12/16/2025

Our 2026 Annual Conference Call for Presenters is now open! The theme for this year's conference is Growing Our Garden to End Sexual Violence.

Learn more and submit your proposal here 🔗 https://miwsac.co/CallForPresenters26

12/16/2025

SAVE THE DATE! MIWSAC's 2026 Annual Statewide Conference will take place April 21-23, 2026 at Fond du Lac's Black Bear Casino, 1785 MN Hwy 210, Carlton, MN. 55718 🩵❤

This year's Restoring the Sacred Trails of Our Grandmothers Conference theme is "Growing Our Garden to End Sexual Violence." Stay tuned for more info!

12/15/2025

Thank you for your submissions for the Culturally Meaningful Sexual Violence Prevention Imagery Series! We appreciate your thought, artistry, and creativity in imagining what prevention in our communities looks like. Notification of artist selection will be made Wednesday, December 17th, 2026.

MORE INFO:
$5,000 to create 10-15 digital graphics in a vector format (.ai, .eps, etc.). If using raster images, they must be at least 300 DPI final size. Artwork must be completed by January 23, 2026. Please email your questions to cdavidson@miwsac.org.

12/12/2025

This week, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) adopted SEA-25-131: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women/Urgent Response. The adoption of this resolution marks an important step in addressing the systemic negligence and mishandling of MMIP cases by law enforcement agencies across the nation.

This resolution focused specifically on Allison Lussier, a 47 year-old Tribal member of Red Lake Nation, who was murdered in her apartment. Allison had reported harm by her abuser multiple times with the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD); despite these successive reports of harmdoing, the MPD ruled the case a death by su***de. This is not an isolated issue—there are thousands of Allison Lussiers across the United States.

We, alongside the National Congress of American Indians, urge Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and FBI Director Kash Patel to take over Allison’s case and force the MPD to cooperate with the investigation into their misconduct.

Read the full resolution here: https://miwsac.co/MMIWResolution