Midwest native coalition for justice and peace INC. (MNCJP) works to develop and implement culturally informed victim advocacy services to enhance and strengthen comprehensive responses within…

Midwest native coalition for justice and peace INC. (MNCJP) works to develop and implement culturally informed victim advocacy services to enhance and strengthen comprehensive responses within tribal communities in kansas with the five federally recognized tribes: the iowa tribe of kansas and nebraska, the SAC and FOX nation of missouriin kansas and nebraska, the kansas kickapoo tribe, the prairie band potawatomi nation, andthe delaware tribe of indians. In addition to developing a wide range of services that will empower current advocacy responses, this coalition is committed to unifying the voice of tribal people across kansas in advocating for the safety and wellbeing of all generations, all ways of life, and for both native men and women and works to empower current tribal advocacy services through new hire advocacy basics, develop and implementing effective advocacy program outreach, empowering tribal justice systems with victim centered practices, managing and applying for advocacy related grants, and various other trainings based on theneeds of coalition members and policy and procedure development, tribal victim legal clinics, implementing tribal batterers intervention programs, utilizing safe visit safe exchanges programs, and various other services based on the needs of coalition members. Through this partnership and funding, MNCJP will: 1.) identifyand providetechnical assistance to coalition membership and tribal communities to enhance access to essential services to indian women victimized by domestic and sexual violence, including SEX trafficking; 2.) partner with judicial and law enforcement agencies to enhance victim centered responses to address sexual assault cases; 3.): partner with the oklahoma tribal coalition, native alliance against violence, to host an annual conference to provide training and education on advocacy related topics to tribal communities across kansas and oklahoma.