Federal research shows in some communities, Native women are killed at a rate 10 times higher than the national average. Now, some classes are focused on teaching Native women how to defend themselves.
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"I just prayed, in my mind, thanking [the] Creator for opportunities and being with me today and helping really get the point across today," Poitra says.Native women have a basic right to protect themselves. The class culminates with Poitra teaching attendees how to defend themselves against someone who tries to sexually assault them while they're sleeping. She lies on her stomach on the floor and a man gets on top of her.
While still on her stomach, Poitra lifts her right left toward her chest and leverages all of that accumulated weight. Then she heaves up.an executive order
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