Today We Raise Awareness
Tomorrow We Will Have Justice
For Every Statistic
There Is a Story Of Fear
Highest Rates of Violence
Native American women face some of the highest rates of violence in the United States. The Department of Justice reports that 84.3% of Native American women have experienced violence in their lifetime, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Between 86-96 percent of the sexual abuse of Native women is committed by non-Indigenous perpetrators who are rarely brought to justice. This violence has its roots in colonial history, starting with Columbus's 1492 expedition.
Colonial Roots of Violence
The crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) is severe. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that Native American women are more than twice as likely to be victims of homicide compared to non-Hispanic white women.
Murdered, Missing & Indigenous Women
These statistics underscore the urgent need for action and support for Native American women, highlighting the disparities and challenges we face in various aspects of life. Will you join us in supporting Native-led, women-led efforts that are working to change these statistics?
Recent Work
Not Our Native Daughters Receives Women of Impact Award from Focus on Women Magazine for Their Work on MMIWR
Not Our Native Daughters Participates in Environmental Justice/Climate Change Disrupt Fellowship Retreat with National EJ/CJ Leaders
Decolonizing Data Project in partnership with Urban Indian Health Institute
Not Our Native Daughters at Penn State: Unspoken Truths
Not Our Native Daughters is deeply honored to have been invited to speak at Penn State’s Unspoken Truths: The Crisis of Missing & Murdered Indigenous Persons event. As the keynote speaker, Lynnette Grey Bull will lead discussions addressing this ongoing crisis, and engage with students in the Social Justice in Education class, fostering critical conversations on the devastating impact of MMIWR (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Relatives) in Indigenous communities.
Education is one of the most powerful tools for creating change. By speaking to those who may not fully understand the colonial and traumatic history behind MMIWR, we can shift the conversation and demand action. The epidemic of MMIWR is not simply a tragic result of violence—it is the consequence of systemic failures, historical injustices, and the continued neglect of Indigenous lives.
Human trafficking of Indigenous people plays a significant, yet often overlooked, role in this crisis. The issue is compounded by jurisdictional confusion, systemic neglect, and a history of dehumanization, all of which affect the investigation and response to these cases. Families are left without answers, justice is delayed, and communities continue to bear the weight of generational trauma.
At Not Our Native Daughters, we believe silence is not an option. We must speak out, educate, and demand justice. We are committed to holding systems accountable and pushing for solutions that protect and honor the lives of our missing and murdered relatives. Their stories must be heard, and their lives valued.
We express our heartfelt gratitude to the Penn State Indigenous Peoples Student Association for facilitating this critical discussion and for recognizing the work of Not Our Native Daughters. Together, we raise awareness, amplify voices, and continue the fight for justice.
Not Our Native Daughters (NOND) was created for the education and awareness of the missing, exploited, murdered Indigenous Women & Children. May we continue to honor all victims, by continuing to stand for them! Fight with us!
NOND on President’s Biden Apology to Native Americans
"I never went into boarding school, but I have suffered the passed-down trauma, the associated trauma that has stemmed from the boarding school era," Lynnette Grey Bull of the Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming told Scripps News. Grey Bull's father, Myron, her aunt and several other family members were among those forcibly taken from their homes during that period.
"My father, my grandparents and my ancestors before them have passed away, they have journeyed on, but during their lifetime they were never able to say, 'I suffered a traumatic event such as the boarding school,'" she added. "It was never acknowledged, not only for themselves, but from the US government."
Dateline NBC special The Secrets of Spirit Lake
NOND founder, Lynnette Grey Bull, featured in Dateline NBC special The Secrets of Spirit Lake focused on the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). Premieres Friday, August 27, 2021 (10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT).
Lynnette Grey Bull | Credit: Dateline NBC