We are looking to form a partnership with Indigenous nations. We would like to meet the community leaders, and we seek approval from the Tribal Council to conduct the study.

Goal: We aim to understand the challenges faced by the Indigenous survivors of TFGBV in seeking support. Participants will be compensated for their time and all data will be anonymized including participants’ personal information and the details of the community. We take considerable care in data collection, data analysis, and reporting the results, ensuring the utmost safety of the participants. We have obtained an exemption from UW-Madison’s Ethics Review Board and the UW Tribal Liason Office.

We take a reciprocal, decolonial, and culturally sensitive stance to emphasize the realistic, positive outcomes for communities in the short and long term. Thus, we plan to develop (a) a community-driven Tech Clinic and (b) informational resources and training programs to support the survivors in Indigenous nation.

Methods: We will conduct a workshop with community providers (Elders, community leaders, DV advocates, social workers, health services, and law enforcement) who support the survivors. We also plan to interview survivors separately to understand their abuse experiences. Finally, we will create a Community Advisory Board (CAB) consisting of survivors, crucial in helping us with protocol preparation and data analysis. CAB members will be invited as authors to publish the study.

More details about the study can be found here.

Recruitment materials

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