Session 1 - Advocacy Curriculum Facilitator Orientation

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Session 1 - Advocacy Curriculum Facilitator Orientation

Part 1 Session 1

November 2, 2021 • Brenda Hill

Welcome, Introductions and Curriculum Overview
PART 1- Violence Against Native Women- Root Causes, Dynamics & Trauma-informed Advocacy

Session 1: History, Root Causes and Dynamics of Violence & Social Change
1. Today’s Reality: Violence Against Native Women & Children
2. Root Causes of Violence: Colonization & Culture
3. Connections Between Oppression, Internalized Oppression, Violence and Culturally-based Solutions
4. Reflections of Social Change: Brief Herstory of the Movement to End Violence against Native Women

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