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Ashlynn Wang
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2/25/19

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Sexual violence high among Seattle native women

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How The US Suppressed Native American Identity

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Gobert discovered the high rates of unemployment and substance abuse highly contribute to the domestic violence. Because of this, many women can't afford to live on their own or risk being separated from their children and have no choice but to live with an abusive partner. Furthermore, there is also a cultural stigma around rape, making it hard for women to report it.

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Present Day Facts - Native American Women

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Present Day Facts - Native American Women

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Several years ago, a woman on Blackfeet Reservation near Montana was raped and beaten till she was unconscious. Although her partner was imprisoned and she received help from a Domestic Violence program, the trauma stayed with her for the rest of her life. The program leader, Gobert, states that "It's a norm here... People don't want to address it... even though almost every family on the reservation is affected by it..." Unfortunately, even if the abuser is trialed on reservation land, the survivors may not be protected outside of the tribal land. In fact, according to High Country News, 1 in 2 Native American have reported that they've been stalked at some point.

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In the Native American community, violent is extremely common. Native American women are more likely to be sexually assaulted than women of other races, and 22% of Native American Children often suffer levels of PTSD that is 3 times higher than the national rate and is equivalent to those found in war veterans. Furthermore, due to the fact that their languages and traditions are dying, Native American children do their best to keep it alive. But instead, their culture gets masked and they are often punished for practicing their religion.

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My opinion is that Native American women and children don’t deserve this kind of treatment. Any other race or ethnicity would have the most basic right to practice their religion and speak their language without judgement or sanction. So why should Native Americans be treated this way?

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Events in History - Native American Children Deprived of their Rights

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Events in History - Native American Children Deprived of their Rights

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An example would be what happened with the Carlisle Indian School, in 1879. The Carlisle was one amongst hundreds of boarding schools that attempted through multiple strategies to remove or assimilate Native Americans- specifically children. The boarding school banned children from speaking their language, using their names, and practicing their culture. Native American children's hair were cut short, their clothing was changed, and their names were disregarded. According to History.com, the children were also told that their culture was unimportant and that it was inferior than to the white peoples'. Furthermore, these boarding schools were poorly managed and extremely susceptible to diseases, such as tuberculosis and the flu.