#Thread It is the intended result of racism that non-Natives blame the #MMIWG crisis on Native men despite the fact that our men not only aren& #39;t even close to being the majority of those committing these crimes but also lack the power needed to create or maintain the systems...
We don& #39;t create headlines that make us seem responsible for our of domestic violence rates even though the article shows NON-Natives are the problem
"The majority of these cases of abuse—nearly 97 percent—have been committed by non-Native individuals." https://www.domesticshelters.org/articles/statistics/domestic-violence-rampant-among-native-americans">https://www.domesticshelters.org/articles/...
We aren& #39;t the ones suppressing data & studies that could help end the crisis, we& #39;re the ones lobbying for a change in the systems that created the #MMIWG crisis
...Even if it were true that Natives were inherently violent before the columbian-era invasions (studies of human remains, linguistics & more have proven it isn& #39;t) if that were a causative factor as racism lies/says it is then Europe would have a huge rape crisis but they don& #39;t
...Natives continue to work to end this crisis & help our daughters, mothers, sisters, cousins, aunties, friends & selves in many ways & on many fronts...
...This #MMIWG crisis isn& #39;t the result of the behavior of Natives or our cultures, it is the result of racism- both institutional bias & individual bias but it isn& #39;t just our problem
No matter who you are if you live in North America it impacts you...
Unchecked violence always escalates so ask yourself: Where do you think killers learn to get away with killing YOUR daughters, sisters, mothers, cousins, aunties & friends
#MMIW is EVERYONE& #39;S ISSUE because this crisis hurts everyone
Until Indigenous people are safe, no one can be
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