002 Indigenous Women Speak Out with Mary Kim Titla and Kylie Hunts-In-Winter

Member of San Carlos Apache tribe in Arizona, Mary Kim Titla sits down with 18 year-old Youth Entrepreneur, Leader, Activist, Martial Arts Champion, President of  Zuya Martial Arts and head of the “@BraveWoman” Movement, Kylie Hunts-In-Winter of the Standing Rock Sioux Dakota and Lakota People to discuss the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Movement. Kylie is a veteran activist who created the concept and social media movement, Bravewoman, to empower women around the world.  As a board member and chief youth lobbyist for the Indigenous Peoples’ Initiative, Kylie advocates for the rights of Indigenous Peoples as well as advocating and raising awareness about The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls movement (MMIW). Training in martial arts since the age of three, Kylie uses her expertise in martial arts to teach self defense classes. Kylie has been featured in numerous publications and is the recipient of awards and recognitions, most recently having been named to the 25 under 25 Outstanding Native Leaders by the United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY).

What You Will Hear:

CDC missing and murdered Indigineous women statistics

Introduction

Kylie’s family ancestry

The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Movement (MMIW)

Self defense and martial arts classes

Mental and physical elements of martial arts

Bravewoman movement and inspiration

Tribal groups in the United States

Tribal sovereignty, Land rights and jurisdiction crime issues

Urban native populations

United Nations and MMIW

How people can get involved in the MMIW movement

Quotes:

“We need to bring awareness, not only within our indigenous communities, but also with everybody out there because, although this is an indigenous issue, we have to have a joint effort in creating solutions and working together.”

“There are too many times where the federal government is not charging these non-indigenous people, and when they are not charged by the federal government, reservations don’t have the jurisdiction to charge them and they are getting away with crimes committed with no consequences whatsoever.”

“Man camps that are made near the reservation have statistically shown to increase the violence, to increase the number of assaults and the amount of indigenous women who are being hurt or murdered and going missing.”

“Indigenous people do not only mean the native people of America, but this also means the people all around the globe, this means the Aboriginals, the people of South America…..there are many underserved countries that are not helping their indigenous people even nearly as much as we are.”

“The number one thing that needs to happen here is unity.”

Mentioned:

MMIW

IG: @Bravewoman

Mira Sorvino

United Nations

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