Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition

10/10/2026

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The r**e allegations by a former Cornell University student that administrators and law enforcement officials failed to follow up on shine a new light on college campus safety. Sexual assault prevention advocates have long faulted colleges and universities with poor protocols and inconsistent reporting. The organization End R**e on Campus finds that Native college students and students of color experience especially high rates of sexual violence on college campuses. We’ll discuss some of the reasons higher education institutions how colleges and universities can better support victims, as well as why sexual assault cases are frequently mishandled.

GUESTS

Bonnie Clairmont (Ho-Chunk), longtime advocate

Ashley Cole (Citizen Potawatomi), associate professor of psychology at Oklahoma State University

Nicole Matthews (Anishinaabe), chief executive officer of the Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition

Kim Benally (Diné), director of tribal sexual assault services at New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs

https://www.nativeamericacalling.com/friday-october-9-2026-assessing-college-campus-safety-in-light-of-troubling-allegations-at-cornell-university/

10/09/2026

Today we honor April Russell. Thank you for all of your hard work, dedication and love. ❤️

10/09/2026

Waking Women Healing Institute Inc. is one of the pilot sites for our MMIP Healing and Response Teams Special Initiative, doing incredible work with our relatives in Wisconsin! What a phenomenal opportunity ❤️

We’re launching our 2nd MMIWP Healing & Response Team Intensive Training & Cohort! November 2-4th, 2026 | Bowler, WI
Learn, connect, and lead. Be part of an 8-month journey to protect our people, respond with care, and prevent future violence.
Apply: https://forms.gle/gXHZLxNznDASU7Ee7

10/07/2026

**Seeking Feedback and Interested Participants**

As part of our partnership on the National Resource Center on Cybercrimes Against Individuals (NRCC), MIWSAC will host two public, virtual listening sessions. These conversations will provide space to discuss and learn about the needs and experiences of Native survivors in relation to digital abuse. Information and resources will also be shared.

Share your feedback by scanning the QR code or via the direct link at miwsac.co/nrccinterest. And, watch for the dates of the listening sessions, coming soon!

Learn more about NRCC at CybercrimesResource.org.

10/05/2026

📣 Calling all ARTISTS 📣

Request for Proposals for Logo Artwork
RFP Announcement: October 1, 2026
Proposals Due: November 1, 2026
Notification to Submitters: November 15, 2026
Contract Period: November 16, 2026 through January 15, 2026
Find full proposal details here: https://miwsac.co/LOGORFP

10/05/2026

Request for Proposals for Logo Artwork
RFP Announcement: October 1, 2026
Proposals Due: November 1, 2026
Notification to Submitters: November 15, 2026
Contract Period: November 16, 2026 through January 15, 2026
Find full proposal details here: https://miwsac.co/LOGORFP

10/02/2026

The Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition (MIWSAC) invites you to a Listening Session exploring the tangible and intangible costs of sexual violence in Indigenous communities.

The last Costs of Sexual Violence in Minnesota Report was released almost twenty years ago, found here:https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/svp/documents/svcosts.pdf and was leveraged by community partners to advance sexual violence prevention and response work across the state.

The Minnesota Department of Health Sexual Violence Prevention Program (MDH SVPP) is excited to announce work on a new and updated Costs of Sexual Violence in Minnesota report in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MNCASA), the Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls Office (MMBWG), and the Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition (MIWSAC). As part of this process, the project team is gathering information throughout the state of Minnesota to better understand the true cost of sexual violence.

There are many costs of sexual violence, including financial, emotional, physical, spiritual, societal, organizational, government services or treatment costs, MN-specific costs, community-specific costs, and more. MIWSAC is committed to ensuring Indigenous voices and experiences are included.

All are welcome to join in this exciting and important conversation!

The MIWSAC Prevention Team
www.miwsac.org

10/02/2026

📣 Join on October 6th at the Minneapolis American Indian Center for an evening of conversation centered on the experiences of American Indian families 📣

10/01/2026

10/01/2026

🎂 MIWSAC is 25 TODAY!! 🎂 Join Nicole Matthews, our CEO, LIVE right here on our page today at 12:30pm CT. We'll be reflecting back on the last 25 years, looking ahead to the next 25, and sharing some exciting news and updates to look forward to!

See you there! 🥳