Native American Women Speak Out About Sexual Assault And Violence

As the #MeToo movement and Hollywood sexual harassment list continues to expand, sexual assault statistics show that Native American women experience rape and gender-based violence more than other groups. In fact, gender-based violence against indigenous women in the United States and their accusations of sexual violence perpetrated against them have been seemingly ignored. According to U.S. sexual assault statistics, Native American and Alaska Native women are more than 2.5 times more likely to be raped or sexually assaulted than other women in the country. Caroline Antone of the Tohono O’odham Nation near Tucson, Arizona, was molested when she was six years old and endured years of continued assault. As an adult, she has devoted herself to awareness, holding rape response clinics on tribal lands and encouraging Native American assault and rape survivors to speak out.

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