Press Releases

Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center Releases Comprehensive Alaska Safe Housing Assessment Report

March 11, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11, 2025 Press Contact: AKNWRC Communications Tel: (907) 378‑3339 media@aknwrc.org www.aknwrc.org ALASKA NATIVE WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTER RELEASES COMPREHENSIVE ALASKA SAFE HOUSING ASSESSMENT REPORT FAIRBANKS, AK — Today, the Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center (AKNWRC) celebrates the release of its “Alaska Safe Housing Assessment Report,” a comprehensive statewide evaluation of housing options for survivors of domestic violence. Our assessment, conducted from February 2023 to June 2024, identifies critical gaps in safe housing infrastructure and proposes solutions to address the severe housing crisis that survivors face across our state, including our Alaska Native survivors. The report, completed in collaboration with Strategic Prevention Solutions, a national research…

Press Release: The Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center and Chickaloon Native Village Celebrate Historic Tribal Criminal Law

December 2, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2024 Press Contact: AKNWRC Communications Tel: (907) 378‑3339 media@aknwrc.org www.aknwrc.org The Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center and Chickaloon Native Village Celebrate Historic Tribal Criminal Law FAIRBANKS, AK—The Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center (AKNWRC) and Chickaloon Native Village celebrate the historic passage of Alaska’s first Tribal criminal law, a landmark achievement made possible by the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization of 2022 (VAWA 2022). VAWA 2022 marked a turning point for Alaska Tribes by reaffirming their inherent authority to exercise criminal jurisdiction over Alaska Native and American Indian peoples within our Alaska Native Villages. “Today marks a historic step forward in our ongoing work…

Press Release: AKNWRC Celebrates the Appointment of Tami Truett Jerue to the Task Force on Research on Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women