The purpose of the Weaving Wellness Collection is to support healing for Northern California Indigenous victims and survivors of violence and abuse. Together with local Indigenous focus groups, Tribal advocates, Native educators, and victim service providers, we have identified, collected, and curated the identity-based cultural wellness materials in this library so that Native victims of violence, their families, and their advocates can access culturally relevant materials to support trauma recovery, healing, and the path to wellness.

The National Institute of Justice estimates that “more than four in five American Indian and Alaska Native adults (83 percent) have experienced some form of violence in their lifetime.”(1) Healing is a process that takes time, and culturally relevant resources can reduce the length of time that it takes a survivor to heal. Our work with partners has been focused on assembling materials that serves the needs of Indigenous survivors of domestic violence and their advocates, families, and communities.

When high-quality, culturally relevant, credible resources are available, Native American domestic violence survivors have the opportunity to ground their identities in culture, rebalance their lives, reconnect with their communities, and strengthen their roots so that they can withstand the storms of life.

This is a living library; we welcome additions to this collection. If you want to participate in the advisory committee, volunteer, or donate to the collection, please contact us.