Sex Trafficking

Native Americans are victimized by human trafficking at rates higher than that of the general population.

In a study conducted at four sites in the United States and Canada, an average of 40% of women involved in sex trafficking identified as an American Indian/Alaska Native or First Nations. *humantrafficking.org

What is Sex Trafficking? The recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, obtaining, patronizing, soliciting, or advertising of a person for a commercial sex act, in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such an act has not attained 18 years of age.

Hotlines for Sex Trafficking

• StrongHearts Native Helpline | 1-844-7NATIVE (762-8483) | 24/7 Chat line
• The National Indian Country Clearinghouse on Sexual Assault – NICCSA
• National Domestic Violence Hotline | 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) TTY: 1-800-787-3224 | Chat line
• National Sexual Assault Hotline | 1-800-656-HOPE
• National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888

Resources for Sex Trafficking

• Tribal Sex Trafficking Resources
• Sex Trafficking in Indian Country: Victim/Survivor Resource Book
• HumanTraffickingsearch.org
• Colonization, Homelessness, and the Prostitution and Sex Trafficking of Native Women
• Coming Together to Address Human Trafficking in Native Communities (webinar)
• Human Trafficking Power & Control Wheel – NIWRC
• Human Trafficking of Children in the United States a Fact Sheet for Schools
• Creating a Human Trafficking Strategic Plan to Protect and Heal Native Children and Youth – National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ)
• Garden of Truth: The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota