Breaking Barriers: Uniting Three Fires Against Violence

With support from Indigenous advocates, wisdom keepers, and cultural leaders from across Tribal communities throughout Michigan, Uniting Three Fires Against Violence (UTFAV) created a cultural video series intended for individuals and communities across Michigan that may work with our Indigenous/Tribal/Native survivors who have experienced gender based violence. The videos spotlight how historical trauma continues to impact responses to violence against women living in and outside of their Tribal communities. The videos collectively share how culture and history intersects with providing culturally honoring services, which is often different from Western/historically-funded approaches to safety, healing and justice.

MiVAN is privileged to feature four of the videos from the UTFAV cultural video series along with supplemental resources to support Michigan advocates. Please follow along in the resource and reflection packet for this course found in the Materials tab.

Additional videos and information can be found on the UTFAV website: unitingthreefiresagainstviolence.org

Breaking Barriers is a series of trainings to help Michigan crime victim advocates better serve all Michiganders, and particularly those in groups identified as unserved, underserved, or marginalized.

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