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I don’t want to sound ignorant saying this but I’m just trying to understand, is there a reason why indigenous women specifically, go missing at higher rates than their non native counterparts? Why specifically are indigenous women more vulnerable?
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Anonymous 25w

a lot of colonizers see them as sexually desirable targets and they have less systems in place to protect them.

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Anonymous 25w

I can’t say for certain but it might also be because tribes have their own legal court which usually aren’t as well off as federal and state courts

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 25w

That makes sense. Thank you

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 25w

Thats ny brief understanding Im sure someone is more knowledgeable here though.

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