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Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition

Creating Safety and Justice Through the Teachings of Our Grandmothers

The Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition (MIWSAC) is a statewide tribal coalition with individual and program membership from across the state. The membership is comprised of American Indian and Alaska Native women and allies who bring with them extensive cultural knowledge and long histories of working in sexual assault and/or domestic violence programs. It is their effort and dedica

tion that propel us forward as we work to end sexual violence in our communities. MIWSAC strives to reclaim the traditional values that honor the sovereignty of our women, children, and Two Spirit relatives by incorporating culture and spirituality into every aspect of program operations. MIWSAC also provides national technical assistance and training to tribes and organizations across the country. If you are interested in being involved with the coalition or if you want more information on training we can provide, please visit our website at miwsac.org or give us a call!

08/13/2025

Tribal Nations Grantee office hours next Wednesday! Join the National Tribal Sexual Assault Resource Center from 2-3pm CT on August 20 for a conversation about the important work we do 🩷🌻

08/12/2025

ALERT: Minnesota Special Elections ⬇

The governor has issues a Write of Special Election to fill a vacancy in House District 34B. House District 34B represents parts of Brooklyn Park and Champlin in Hennepin County, and part of C**n Rapids in Anoka County.

The special primary is TODAY August 12, 2025. The Special Election is September 16, 2025. Learn more at the link in our bio 🔗 or by visiting https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/08/05/minnesota-special-election-august-12-candidates

08/11/2025

Photos from the Annual CSSAC Conference in Seattle, Washington this past week 🩵💜

The theme of this year’s conference was “Shifting from Crisis to Wellness.” This year’s convening of Culturally Specific Sexual Assault Centers (CSSAC) focused on the move from conventional “crisis” models of responding to s*xual and domestic violence to more holistically-focused “wellness” models.

MIWSAC had the honor of presenting during six sessions at the conference, with presentations from our CEO Nicole Matthews, our COO Linda Thompson, our National Policy & Advocacy Director Ingrid Anderson, and our Data, Grants, & Knowledge Coordinator Morgan Hawes.

MIWSAC was grateful to attend alongside our CSSAC partners The National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault (SCESA), National Organization of Asian Pacific Islander Ending Sexual Violence, and Mujeres Latinas en Accion.

08/08/2025

NTCSA offers a range of educational opportunities, including in-person and online training sessions, peer to peer consultations, on-site technical assistance, and more.

Visit the NTCSA website to request training and technical assistance at the link below 🌐
https://supportingourcircle.org/contact/

08/07/2025

ALERT: Search for David Storbakken—Saturday 8/9/25 @ 3pm at the Minneapolis American Indian Center Parking Lot (1530 E Franklin Ave)

David is diabetic and his family is concerned that he may be in crisis. They have asked for search support and volunteers this Saturday, 8/9 @ 3pm. David is known to travel between Duluth, Bemidji, St. Paul and South Minneapolis.

David was last seen May 11, 2025. Please join the search this Saturday, 8/9/25 @ 3pm to help find our relative ❤

08/05/2025

7 things you can do self-care, today and every day 🩵

07/31/2025

MIWSAC staff live from the 2025 Conference in Milwaukee!

MIWSAC was honored to present during three sessions at WAS: an Elevate|Uplift session, a Project Beacon panel, and a session on the work of the Not Invisible Act Commission (NIAC)

Our CEO Nicole Matthews presented alongside our Elevate|Uplift partners Tamika Payne and Karla Vierthaler in a session on the unique needs of Tribal communities and the need for culturally sensitive services in Tribal communities. The Project Beacon panel discussion featured a Q&A with grantees, moderated by National Projects Director, Becki Jordan, sharing lessons learned about Project Beacon, which aims to increase the quantity and quality of services available to urban American Indian and Alaska Native victims of s*x trafficking. Director of Policy and Advocay, Ingrid Anderson, co-presented the NIAC session with NIWRC Policy Director, Kerri Colfer, summarizing the Commission's work and highlighting the Healing and Response Teams Special Initiative, which was created in response to the Commission's recommendations.

Interested in learning more about MIWSAC's National Projects? Visit our national projects page at the link in our bio 🔗 or by visiting miwsac.org/national-programs/

07/30/2025

MIWSAC is seeking a Finance Director and a Grants Financial Management & Compliance Coordinator to join our team!

Interested applicants, please apply by sending your resume and cover letter to contact.us@miwsac.org. Find the full position description at miwsac.org/careers or by visiting the link in our bio 🔗

07/29/2025

Photos from the Annual Project Beacon Gathering 🩵💜

We are grateful to have met with the Project Beacon grantees at the Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center, Inc. this week!

07/25/2025

MIWSAC is seeking Circle Keepers!

To reflect our Tribal values, we refer to our governing body as our Circle Keepers. To ensure the needs of the organization are met, tasks have been delegated and reflect the functions of a traditional Board of Directors. Major decisions are made collectively to reflect the universal Tribal value of being inclusive and for the benefit of all Tribal members, reservation, rural or urban, in the State of Minnesota, regardless of Tribal affiliation.

Want to learn more about the roles and responsibilities of being a Circle Keeper? Interested in joining our circle? Visit the link below to learn more & apply 🔗
https://www.miwsac.org/minnesota-coalition/circle-keepers/

07/24/2025

REMINDER: MIWSAC will be at the 2025 Women Are Sacred Conference next week, hosted by !

Join us in Milwaukee, July 29–31, for one of the most powerful gatherings focused on ending violence against Native women.

We look forward to seeing you there! 💜

Address

570 N Asbury Street
Saint Paul, MN
55104

Website

http://www.miwsac.org/, https://linktr.ee/miwsac

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