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January 1, 2018

Strong Hearts and Minds Centering Indigenous Women and Girls in Movement Building: Report

Authors: Irene Kao, Rosalee Gonzalez

Publisher: Native Americans in Philanthropy

This report re-centers Native women and girls in all of our communities and movement work.Native families and communities face systemic barriers that are the legacy of colonialism andgenocide, and Native women and girls are leading efforts to restore our communities to full healthand sustainability. Their work is powered by traditional practices that we identified as key protectivefactors in our earlier report, The Indigenous Lifecourse: Strengthening the Health and WellBeing of Native Youth, continues the matrilineal line of healing, resistance and resilience, and canguide the investment in actions that strengthen Native women and girls leadership.