Seattle will spend $75M on affordable housing over the next year

Seattle Indian Health Board’s partner, Chief Seattle Club, will receive several million dollars to help build 75 studio apartments in Pioneer Square for homeless and low-income individuals, with a focus on serving Native American people. The apartments will be located next to Chief Seattle Club’s headquarters, which will include a Seattle Indian Health Board-operated clinic. … Continue reading Seattle will spend $75M on affordable housing over the next year

New report identifies 506 urban missing and murdered indigenous women & girls

For immediate release—November 14, 2018 Analysis of data in 71 U.S. cities points to much larger problem, inaccurate data Seattle, WA—A snapshot of data from 71 U.S. cities identified 506 cases of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). In a report released today by the Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI), a division of … Continue reading New report identifies 506 urban missing and murdered indigenous women & girls

High Rates of Sexual Violence Among Seattle Native Women Shows Need for Greater Resources

Last week, the Urban Indian Health Institute published a report that showed the pervasiveness of sexual violence among Seattle’s Native American women. The results revealed that 94 percent of the 148 self-identified American Indian or Alaska Native women surveyed in 2010 had been raped or coerced into sex, and only 20 percent of them reported the attacks … Continue reading High Rates of Sexual Violence Among Seattle Native Women Shows Need for Greater Resources

Native nonprofits awarded $2.4 million to provide critical services to Urban Native homeless population

For immediate release—November 29, 2017 Seattle, Wash—Seattle Indian Health Board, Chief Seattle Club, Mother Nation, and United Indians of All Tribes Foundation have collectively secured $2,430,840 in funding from the City of Seattle’s Human Services Department to address homelessness among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) living in Seattle and King County, Wash. This unique … Continue reading Native nonprofits awarded $2.4 million to provide critical services to Urban Native homeless population