Native American Girls Have Highest Rate Of Incarceration
Mar 29, 2016 7:33:19 GMT -6
Nugget, Glencairn, and 2 more like this
Post by Rickster on Mar 29, 2016 7:33:19 GMT -6
SOURCE:
Move over African Americans there is now a new race, a race with women falling through the cracks faster. Unfortunate;y they will never be pandered to because there total numbers will never be high enough to become a viable voting block. Not that their votes are not important their numbers aren't large enough to garner the attention of the Main Stream Media.
These same problems seem to migrate from race to race regardless of color, or cultural differences. What I don't get is the poverty issue considering the number of programs available to anyone willing to fill out some paperwork and receive some help. Nugget I think can step in here with some additional information on this. But at a minimum they should start working towards a casino of any size for tribal help. I know in Southern California my brother works for one of the majors and the amount of money they take is beyond astronomical. I have to say they treat their tribal member also beyond incredible. Anyone that can prove even the smallest amount Native American heritage gets free medical care, and we are not talking a small clinic either, it is full service medical facility. Direct tribal members get a 30K check every month, yes you read that right 30K every month. With the history of this country they deserve it and the 3 billion they finally won after something like 80 years of legal wrangling by the feds.
There is a more to this article, I found this interesting in that the problems of native Americans never seems to go away and Federal and State governments are indifferent to their plight but continue to help and pander to illegals. The thing to fix this if possible is they need to communicate tribe to tribe and become a voting block worth the attention of political parties anywhere at any level. Both African Americans and Hispanic Americans have learned this and in many cases conquered the deafness government can provide to unorganized populations.
The control rest in the hands of voting blocks, if the current primaries don't emphasizes this nothing does. Just look at the current GOP they are scared shitless Americans just might elect Donald Trump for the main election. Democrats and Hillary Clinton are befuddled at the success of Bernie Sanders. Sometimes the political brainiacs miss by a mile this time by 5 miles. The GOP would rather lose than let Trump become elected, this says a lot for the powerful in Washington they are going to do whatever it takes to maintain it. Nothing for the people, or the country, and the people finally get it, they have the power. this is what the Native Americans need to understand the example to fix many problems is happening right before their eyes. We all need to understand this really, it won't last either if we don't take control of our direction now. My feeling is if we don't take the country back so to say, there is a good chance the powerful will change rules to permanently keep the status quo for a good long time.
"New statistics show that American Indian and Native Alaskan girls account for a disproportionate amount of the population in the juvenile justice system.
According to the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, American Indian and Native Alaskan girls are nearly five times more likely than white girls to be confined to a juvenile detention facility, the highest rate of incarceration of any ethnic group. PewTrusts reports:
Native girls are 40 percent more likely than white girls to be referred to a juvenile court for delinquency; 50 percent more likely to be detained; and 20 percent more likely to be adjudicated, according to the Office of Juvenile Justice. They are also more likely to face harsher sentences for the same offenses, said Joshua Rovner of The Sentencing Project."
According to the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, American Indian and Native Alaskan girls are nearly five times more likely than white girls to be confined to a juvenile detention facility, the highest rate of incarceration of any ethnic group. PewTrusts reports:
Native girls are 40 percent more likely than white girls to be referred to a juvenile court for delinquency; 50 percent more likely to be detained; and 20 percent more likely to be adjudicated, according to the Office of Juvenile Justice. They are also more likely to face harsher sentences for the same offenses, said Joshua Rovner of The Sentencing Project."
Move over African Americans there is now a new race, a race with women falling through the cracks faster. Unfortunate;y they will never be pandered to because there total numbers will never be high enough to become a viable voting block. Not that their votes are not important their numbers aren't large enough to garner the attention of the Main Stream Media.
"Pew also reports that American Indian girls have the highest rates of commitment to juvenile facilities in Wyoming (1,302 per 100,000), followed by Iowa (860), South Dakota (656), Oregon (568) and North Dakota (535). Although the numbers show that Native boys greatly outnumber girls in juvenile facilities, the differences between Native boys and non-Native boys are not as large as those between Native girls and non-Native girls.
Various programs have been created to provide young Native girls with the resources they need to recover from incarceration, or to avoid it altogether, but these programs are often lacking resources specific to native communities.
“As Indian people, our greatest hope is our children. And our kids are really at risk,” said Carla Fredericks, director of the American Indian Law Clinic at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder. “The only way we can help these girls is if we do it cooperatively, with the states, federal government and within our own communities.”
One program that serves as an example of cooperation between tribal communities, the states, and federal government, comes from the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center in Minneapolis. Minnesota’s Native girls are 18 times more likely to be incarcerated than white girls. Many times these young girls are dealing with addiction, mental health issues, and live in extreme poverty. These conditions make Native girls susceptible to gangs and drug and sex trafficking, said Patina Park, the center’s executive director.
The community center focuses on creating culturally specific programs that can help the Native girls in school, off drugs, and renew their understanding of their culture."
Various programs have been created to provide young Native girls with the resources they need to recover from incarceration, or to avoid it altogether, but these programs are often lacking resources specific to native communities.
“As Indian people, our greatest hope is our children. And our kids are really at risk,” said Carla Fredericks, director of the American Indian Law Clinic at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder. “The only way we can help these girls is if we do it cooperatively, with the states, federal government and within our own communities.”
One program that serves as an example of cooperation between tribal communities, the states, and federal government, comes from the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center in Minneapolis. Minnesota’s Native girls are 18 times more likely to be incarcerated than white girls. Many times these young girls are dealing with addiction, mental health issues, and live in extreme poverty. These conditions make Native girls susceptible to gangs and drug and sex trafficking, said Patina Park, the center’s executive director.
The community center focuses on creating culturally specific programs that can help the Native girls in school, off drugs, and renew their understanding of their culture."
These same problems seem to migrate from race to race regardless of color, or cultural differences. What I don't get is the poverty issue considering the number of programs available to anyone willing to fill out some paperwork and receive some help. Nugget I think can step in here with some additional information on this. But at a minimum they should start working towards a casino of any size for tribal help. I know in Southern California my brother works for one of the majors and the amount of money they take is beyond astronomical. I have to say they treat their tribal member also beyond incredible. Anyone that can prove even the smallest amount Native American heritage gets free medical care, and we are not talking a small clinic either, it is full service medical facility. Direct tribal members get a 30K check every month, yes you read that right 30K every month. With the history of this country they deserve it and the 3 billion they finally won after something like 80 years of legal wrangling by the feds.
There is a more to this article, I found this interesting in that the problems of native Americans never seems to go away and Federal and State governments are indifferent to their plight but continue to help and pander to illegals. The thing to fix this if possible is they need to communicate tribe to tribe and become a voting block worth the attention of political parties anywhere at any level. Both African Americans and Hispanic Americans have learned this and in many cases conquered the deafness government can provide to unorganized populations.
The control rest in the hands of voting blocks, if the current primaries don't emphasizes this nothing does. Just look at the current GOP they are scared shitless Americans just might elect Donald Trump for the main election. Democrats and Hillary Clinton are befuddled at the success of Bernie Sanders. Sometimes the political brainiacs miss by a mile this time by 5 miles. The GOP would rather lose than let Trump become elected, this says a lot for the powerful in Washington they are going to do whatever it takes to maintain it. Nothing for the people, or the country, and the people finally get it, they have the power. this is what the Native Americans need to understand the example to fix many problems is happening right before their eyes. We all need to understand this really, it won't last either if we don't take control of our direction now. My feeling is if we don't take the country back so to say, there is a good chance the powerful will change rules to permanently keep the status quo for a good long time.
