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# Native American Youth At Risk for Sex Trafficking

## Jul 11, 2016 | Native Hope

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Native American youth are at high risk for human trafficking—which is actually happening on reservations—and suicide—which is at crisis levels. But young Native Americans are speaking up and offering hope... 

![At_risk_infographic](https://blog.nativehope.org/hs-fs/hubfs/At_risk_infographic.png?width=600&name=At_risk_infographic.png)

**Infographic Sources:**

Infographic header Image from Native American Women’s Health Education Resource Center “[What to Do When You’re Raped: An ABC Handbook for Native Girls”](http://forwomen.org/resources/an-abc-handbook-for-native-girls/) via free download.

[http://sdcedsv.org/media/sdcedsvfactor360com/Dec-2015-SDC-Sex-trafficking-facts\_stats.pdf](http://sdcedsv.org/media/sdcedsvfactor360com/Dec-2015-SDC-Sex-trafficking-facts_stats.pdf)   
[http://jpinyu.com/2016/06/20/one-in-three-native-american-women-report-rape-rarely-see-justice/](http://jpinyu.com/2016/06/20/one-in-three-native-american-women-report-rape-rarely-see-justice/)   
[http://www.teenvogue.com/story/shiza-shahid-aspireist-pine-ridge-reservation-suicide-epidemic](http://www.teenvogue.com/story/shiza-shahid-aspireist-pine-ridge-reservation-suicide-epidemic)   
[http://youthtoday.org/2016/06/pine-ridge-suicides-highlight-stresses-on-native-american-youth](http://youthtoday.org/2016/06/pine-ridge-suicides-highlight-stresses-on-native-american-youth/)   
[http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/experts-explain-risks-of-human-trafficking-in-south-dakota/article\_9e6a6d22-a28e-50f4-ab57-7d1b2b21563f.html](http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/experts-explain-risks-of-human-trafficking-in-south-dakota/article_9e6a6d22-a28e-50f4-ab57-7d1b2b21563f.html)   
[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/native-american-youth-suicide-rates-are-at-crisis-levels\_us\_560c3084e4b0768127005591](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/native-american-youth-suicide-rates-are-at-crisis-levels_us_560c3084e4b0768127005591)   
[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/02/us/pine-ridge-indian-reservation-struggles-with-suicides-among-young-people.html](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/02/us/pine-ridge-indian-reservation-struggles-with-suicides-among-young-people.html)   
[https://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/01/27/will-keystone-xl-pipeline-pump-sexual-violence-south-dakota-153280](https://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/01/27/will-keystone-xl-pipeline-pump-sexual-violence-south-dakota-153280)   
[http://watch.sdpb.org/video/2365385517/](http://watch.sdpb.org/video/2365385517/)   
[http://rallyforthechallenge.com/](http://rallyforthechallenge.com/)   
[http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/11/16/newser-why-sex-traffickers-love-south-dakota/75873336/](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/11/16/newser-why-sex-traffickers-love-south-dakota/75873336/)   
[https://www.dhs.gov/blue-campaign/infographic](https://www.dhs.gov/blue-campaign/infographic)   
Harley image courtesy of @flaticon 

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