Sexual Assault Generational Educators (SAGE)
A Division of Our Sister’s Keeper Coalition

Our Sister’s Keeper Coalition, Inc.
P.O. Box 3416 Durango, CO 81302

HOTLINE: 970-247-7888
24 Hour Crisis Hotline

Assisting all individuals of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.

Hablamos Espanol y Ayudamos Todos

You may or may not want to leave your partner, your family and your community - you just want the ABUSE TO STOP.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Sexual Assault Generational Education Evaluators (SAGE) are dedicated to promote preventive services eliminating Sexual Assault within and against the Native American community and ensuring that quality spiritual, educational, and healing nourishments are provided. This will encourage the generations to work towards healing, hope and peace within our communities

STATISTICS

Sexual victimization is part of the terrible history of oppression, violence, and maltreatment that Native Americans have experienced at the hands of the United States government and its citizens. Today, Native American women experience more sexual victimization than other U.S. racial and ethnic groups. In studies of sexual victimization among Native American women, rates have ranged from 12% to 49%. Many barriers to helpseeking still persist. On the other hand, Native Americans have many resources that are specific to their cultures and their sovereign relationships with the U.S. government

(1) 37.1%, more than 1 in 3 Indian (including Alaska Native) women are raped in their lifetimes

(2) Indian women experience3 7 sexual assaults per 1,000, compared with 4 per 1,000 among Black Americans, 3 per 1, 000 among Caucasians, 2 per 1,000 among Hispanic women, and 1 per 1,000 among Asian women:

(3) 86% of perpetrators of sexually-violent crimes against people are non-Native.

(4) Native Americans are twice as likely to experience sexual assault crimes compared to all other races.

VIOLENCE

- Chemical abuse

- Boarding Schools

- Intergenerational Violence

- Oppression

- Confusing Anger with Violence

- Co- Occurances

NON-VIOLENCE

- Prayer -Ceremony

- Understand that all things have spirits and are related

- Respect is the foundation of all relationships

All people and things of creation are part of the sacred circle of life.