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Piscina ago

Native children are easy pickings in Alaska. Alaska has a HUGE problem with exploitation of its indigenous women and girls. There is generational trauma, which makes it easier for them to be preyed upon. They're more likely to be homeless and vulnerable. There's poverty. These girls are more likely to be groomed and then trafficked. These girls are easy targets: people are less likely to care about native girls and women being sex trafficked, pimped out and raped.

Native American children are overrepresented [in foster care] at a rate that is 2.7 times their rate in the general population” and as many as 40 percent of Native children and youth live in poverty. The same factors which contribute to the marginalization of Native youth in society as a whole, also contribute to their heightened vulnerability to human trafficking.

Native communities also experience an additional layer of risk from intergenerational trauma patterns associated with the history of tribal relocations, boarding schools, and large-scale adoptions of Native children. These unique historical experiences have increased the likelihood that Native women and girls will encounter situations of exploitation at some point in their lives.

http://humantraffickingcenter.org/disproportionate-impacts-human-trafficking-native-communities/

Z11Mama ago

What's sad is that Native Americans band together and protest a pipeline but show NO concern for working together to stop an atrocity against kids. Not good Indians! Not good.

SoldierofLight ago

And how many white people are banding together to stop atrocities against white children? Not good whities, not good.

Shizy ago

No need to virtue signal, the point is there is statistically MORE abuses happening to native kids- so hence more of a need of that group to intervene. Don't get your manties in a bunch, it didn't seem like a racist comment

SoldierofLight ago

Don't be checkin out my manties, bro.

Shizy ago

Ha ha! I couldn't help it!

SoldierofLight ago

It's cool. I just needed a Mars bar.

Shizy ago

Ok good, because I typically always agree with what you post!

SoldierofLight ago

Upvoat for ya!