{"id":365,"date":"2018-04-02T16:58:33","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T21:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devwp.tribalinformationexchange.org\/?page_id=365"},"modified":"2022-12-22T12:07:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T17:07:32","slug":"takeaction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tribalinformationexchange.org\/index.php\/takeaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Hero Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.5)&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.47)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/tribalinformationexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/tea_shop_41-1.jpg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; background_video_mp4=&#8221;https:\/\/tribalinformationexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Winter-Grass.mp4&#8243; 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header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; header_letter_spacing=&#8221;14px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; header_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8221;0.1em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;3%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Alice&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Children and adolescents across Indian Country are being targeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #562900; font-family: Alice; font-weight: normal;\">TAKE ACTION<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Feature Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243; 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According to journal accounts, Christopher Columbus engaged in the exploitation of Indigenous people, including providing Indigenous women and girls for his crew, and tolerating rape and other atrocities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;\"><em>\u00a0\u2013 Victoria Sweet, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/humantraffickingcenter.org\/disproportionate-impacts-human-trafficking-native-communities\/\" style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\">Disproportionate Impacts of Human Trafficking on Native Communities<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Feature Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.6&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_position=&#8221;center_right&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;80px&#8221; box_shadow_blur=&#8221;120px&#8221; 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text_font=&#8221;Quattrocento||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2.2em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;17px||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;1400ms&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;100ms&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;6%&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Playfair Display,PT Sans&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: 'Playfair Display'; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Playfair Display'; font-size: 30px; text-transform: uppercase;\">what is sex trafficking?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18px;\">This is the first video in a <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18px; text-decoration-line: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kare11.com\/article\/news\/investigations\/selling-girls\/selling-girls-sex-traffickers-are-targeting-american-children\/285-481048470\">comprehensive series<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18px;\"> highlighting the scope of this national issue.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Learn <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 18px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharedhope.org\/the-problem\/trafficking-terms\/\">common trafficking terms<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\"> from Shared Hope International.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Playfair Display'; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Playfair Display'; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_width_percent=&#8221;90%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|27px|0px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.105&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/tribalinformationexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2.png&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.6&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;37px||&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2.2em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;1400ms&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;100ms&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;6%&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Playfair Display,PT Sans&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: 'Playfair Display'; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">SUSCEPTIBILITY\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Child Welfare Services Involvement<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: inherit;\">Run Away\/Thrown Away\/Homeless<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Minimal Social Support<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Poverty<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Limited Education<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Lack of Work Opportunities<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: inherit;\">History of Previous Sexual Abuse<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Drug or Alcohol Addiction<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #000000;\">History of Truancy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Physical, Mental, Emotional Health Challenges<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/tribalinformationexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/tea_shop_42.jpg&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#6d3300&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|0px|3px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;27px|0px|28px|0px|false|false&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243;][et_pb_number_counter title=&#8221;of all sex trafficking victims have histories in child welfare system.&#8221; number=&#8221;60&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.6&#8243; title_font=&#8221;PT Sans||||||||&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; number_font=&#8221;PT Sans|700||on|||||&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221;][\/et_pb_number_counter][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Source: National Foster Youth Institute<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;NATIVE YOUTH ARE OVER-REPRESENTED IN FOSTER CARE.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Playfair Display||||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;PT Sans||||||||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>American Indian\/Alaska Native children enter into foster care nationally at a rate <strong>2.6%<\/strong> times higher than non-Natives. For some individual states, this rate is drastically higher.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Source: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges<br \/><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Playfair Display||||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;PT Sans||||||||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Featured Collections Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#753a00&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;52px||35px|&#8221;][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;1336px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|27px|0px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; 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max_width=&#8221;700px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large; color: #ffffff;\">&#8230; are 2.5 times more likely to experience trauma from exposure to violence than non-tribal peers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large; color: #ffffff;\">&#8230; experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at a rate of 22% &#8211; the same rate as veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan &#8211; which is triple the rate of the general population.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.6&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.6&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||on||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;right&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/defendingchildhood\/pages\/attachments\/2015\/03\/23\/ending_violence_so_children_can_thrive.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\">Attorney General\u2019s Advisory Committee on American Indian\/Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence: Ending Violence so Children Can Thrive<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/tribalinformationexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/tea_shop_42.jpg&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#6d3300&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|0px|3px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;27px|0px|30px|0px|false|false&#8221; 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Material from The Life Story is embedded throughout this site, but we recommend spending some time to listen to, and reflect on, all they have to offer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243;][et_pb_blurb _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Playfair Display||||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;PT Sans||||||||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/tribalinformationexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/stinfographic.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.6&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missingkids.org\/content\/dam\/missingkids\/pdfs\/CSTinAmerica_Professionals.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Graphic:<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missingkids.org\/content\/dam\/missingkids\/pdfs\/CSTinAmerica_Professionals.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> NCMEC, Child Sex Trafficking in America, A Guide for [State] Child Welfare Professionals<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/tribalinformationexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/tea_shop_42.jpg&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#6d3300&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;28px|0px|3px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;27px|0px|30px|0px|false|false&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243;][et_pb_cta button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sipAw_oMwDc&#038;feature=youtu.be&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;View Our Webinars to Learn More from Lenny Hayes and Sandy White Hawk&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.6&#8243; body_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_border_radius=&#8221;49px&#8221; button_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; button_icon=&#8221;%%36%%&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sipAw_oMwDc&#038;feature=youtu.be&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&#8220;Two-Spirit\/Native LGBTQ adults and youth are often a forgotten and underserved population in all areas. Our specific population lacks the data and research needed to prove that sex and human trafficking is happening. We need to continue to educate and bring awareness.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&#8211; <em>Lenny Hayes (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243;][et_pb_blurb _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Playfair Display||||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;PT Sans||||||||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><span>Perpetrators EXPLOIT THE VULNERABILITIES OF NATIVE LGBTQ2S+ YOUTH.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">uP TO 40% OF HOMELESS YOUTH IDENTIFY AS lgbtq.<\/span><\/h5>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cYouth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ) are over-represented in the child welfare system and also among people experiencing homelessness.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Half of runaway\/homeless youth had been in foster care.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">95% reported some form of trauma.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">LGBTQ youth were more likely to be:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">homeless due to being kicked out of their homes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">homeless for more than one year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">abused physically and sexually as a child.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">victims of sex trafficking.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">victimized while homeless.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Source:<\/strong> Forge, N., Hartinger-Saunders, R., Wright, E., &amp; Ruel, E. (2018). Out of the System and onto the Streets: LGBTQ-Identified Youth Experiencing Homelessness with Past Child Welfare System Involvement. Child Welfare. 96(2).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Featured Collections Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#753a00&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;29px||29px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;1336px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|27px|0px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.105&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Quattrocento||||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px|&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221;][\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Subtitle&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.105&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Quattrocento||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2.2em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; max_width=&#8221;700px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">There is a link between childhood abuse, trauma, and future exploitation. <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samhsa.gov\/\" style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\">SAMHSA<\/a><\/span>) defines Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)\u00a0as \u2026 \u201cstressful or traumatic events, including abuse and neglect. They may also include household dysfunction such as witnessing domestic violence or growing up with family members who have substance use disorders.\u201d ACEs are known to have lifelong detrimental impacts on a person\u2019s well-being. While many ACEs materials exist, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tribalinformationexchange.org\/files\/products\/adversechildhoodexperiences.pdf\" style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\">few focus specifically on American Indian and Alaska Native children<\/a><\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.6&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|0px|27px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.6&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.6&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/tribalinformationexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/TLS_BirthIntoInequality3.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.6&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.6&#8243;][et_pb_image 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Trafficking<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xHqSDoGAykg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking in Indian Country<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1567144\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Relocation Revisited: Sex Trafficking of Native Women in the United<\/strong><strong> States<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vawnet.org\/material\/new-language-old-problem-sex-trafficking-american-indian-women-and-children\" style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>New language, old problem: Sex trafficking of American Indian women and children<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.unl.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1027&amp;context=humtraffconf\" style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Shattered Hearts: The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of American Indian Women and Girls in Minnesota<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acf.hhs.gov\/archive\/blog\/2014\/08\/human-trafficking-and-indigenous-populations\" style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Human Trafficking and Indigenous Populations<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tribaltrafficking.org\/\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><u>Tribal Sex Trafficking Resources, TLPI<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncai.org\/policy-research-center\/research-data\/prc-publications\/TraffickingBrief.pdf\" style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Human &amp; Sex Trafficking: Trends and Responses Across Indian Country<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/defendingchildhood\/pages\/attachments\/2015\/03\/23\/ending_violence_so_children_can_thrive.pdf\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Attorney General\u2019s Advisory Committee on American Indian\/Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence: Ending Violence so Children Can Thrive<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Durso-Gates-LGBT-Homeless-Youth-Survey-July-2012.pdf\" style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\">Serving Our Youth: Findings from a National Survey of Service Providers Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth Who Are Homeless or At Risk of Becoming Homeless<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xHqSDoGAykg\" style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\">At Risk for Sex Trafficking: Youth Who Run Away From Foster Care, Capacity Building Center for 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