Taku Eyachantognaka Owihankeya Wanica, Community Brief

• NCJ Number: 309605
• Author(s): Carmen O’Leary; Bridget Diamond-Welch; Anna E. Kosloski
• Date Published: January 2024
• Length: 3 pages
• Grant Number(s): 15PNIJ-21-GG-02808-RESS
• Agencies: NIJ-Sponsored
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical); Report (Grant Sponsored)

Annotation

This publication provides a community brief for the Taku Eyachantognaka Owihankeya Wanica project, which was conducted with Native Women’s Society of the Great Plains and researchers at the University of South Dakota and the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, and funded by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) National Institute for Justice (NIJ).

Abstract

The purpose of this project, funded by the US Department of Justice National Institute for Justice (NIJ) and conducted with Native Women’s Society of the Great Plains and researchers at the University of South Dakota and the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, was for Native American community members to work with researchers to determine what type of research they would like to see happen in Native communities on issues related to Native youth violence and resiliency. Through a series of workshops with Native Americans in the Great Plains, researchers identified areas of interest related to Native youth violence and resiliency. Three workshops were held between October 2022-April 2023. There were two in-person workshops. The first was in Rapid City, South Dakota and the second workshop was held in Bismarck, North Dakota. A third workshop was held online. All participants needed to identify as Native American, be at least 18 years old, speak English, and be concerned about Native youth violence and resiliency. Across the workshops, a total of 55 Native people participated in these discussions. Researchers asked the participants who volunteered to participate in the workshops a series of questions on violence and resiliency among Native youth. Participants discussed with each other a variety of topics pertaining to violence and resiliency (see below for sample of questions asked). Several areas of concern and strength were shared across the workshops.