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Native America Calling: Assessing the outlook for domestic violence prevention
Monday, February 23, 2026
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Assessing the outlook for domestic violence prevention
Congress just approved significant funding increases going forward for a handful of core domestic violence funding and policy initiatives.

But at the same time, many services for survivors face a new level of unpredictability. Victim support funds in some states plummeted as much as 70 percent, leaving states to try and cover some of those costs.

The Trump administration instituted requirements that domestic violence survivors prove their immigration status before being allowed into shelters and certain long-time domestic violence services remain a target in upcoming federal budget talks.

Tune into Native America Calling get a picture of the current trends for domestic violence prevention.

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With the U.S. Supreme Court in the background, Native women participate in the Quilt Walk for Justice at the U.S. Capitol on December 7, 2015. Photo by Indianz.Com (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Guests on Native America Calling
Abigail Echo-Hawk (Pawnee), director of the Urban Indian Health Institute and executive vice president of the Seattle Indian Health Board, both in Washington state

Melissa L. Pope (Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi), Chief Judge of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi in Michigan

Rochelle Red Bone Arebalo (Apache and Comanche), chairperson of the MMIW Indian Capital Chapter

Stacey Ettawageshik (Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians), executive director of Uniting Three Fires Against Violence in Michigan

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