NativeLove

Raising awareness of dating violence and encouraging healthy relationships for Native youth. A project of the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center.

[NativeLove @NativeLoveIs]

UPCOMING WEBINAR ✨🌎 Join us for "Knowledge Keeper Prophecies: Teachings and Storytelling to Guide Values-Based Responses to Crisis and Disasters

→ Fri, Mar 17 • 12 - 2pm (MDT)

→ Register now! Go to 🔗 https://t.co/coqzE19B7f.

#upcomingwebinars #indiancountry

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Watch our #TDVAM Youth Dating Panel! 🧡❤️

→https://t.co/wtk03c62WY

In honor of #TeenDatingViolenceAwarenessMonth, @NativeLoveIs hosted a virtual panel with Native youth to discuss issues surrounding teen dating violence.

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Watch our #TDVAM Youth Dating Panel! 🧡❤️

→https://t.co/wtk03c6AMw

In honor of #TeenDatingViolenceAwarenessMonth, NativeLove hosted a virtual panel with Native youth to discuss issues surrounding teen dating violence.

[NativeLove @NativeLoveIs]

#TDVAM #TeenDatingViolenceAwarenessMonth

[National Indigenous Women's Resource Center @niwrc]

1 in 12 US high school students experience physical dating violence (https://t.co/0tpveJx68B).

Native teens deserve to be taught healthy relationship skills like consent and boundaries to prevent #TeenDatingViolence. Violence is not traditional.

#TDVAM 🧡 Follow @NativeLoveIs

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SNEAK PEEK 👀🚨

FEB 23: Next month, we're delighted to host a webinar on "Ending Teen Dating Violence and Cultivating Healthy Relationships"

→ REGISTER NOW: https://t.co/LBMhFoReL0

Stay tuned for more #TeenDatingViolenceAwarenessMonth (#TDVAM) events! #nativelove

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Don't forget to submit your artwork! We can't wait to celebrate your unique expression. 🧡
Post submissions by Feb. 28 and tag @NativeLoveIs or email [email protected] for a chance to win a prize pack from us and @niwrc.

[NativeLove @NativeLoveIs]

RX for a healthy relationship:
Start out as friends
Hang out in groups
Make your limits clear and stick to them
Don’t rush things
Give each other space
Communicate with respect
#TDVAM #TDVAM2022

Download our Youth Magazine here: https://t.co/2HtUnOs96D

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Show us what Native Love means! ❤️ Teens and youth submit any art form answering the question “What are the qualities of a healthy relationship?” Post submissions by Feb. 28 and tag @NativeLoveIs or email [email protected] for a chance to win a prize pack from us and @niwrc.

[NativeLove @NativeLoveIs]

It's #ValentinesDay so, let's be clear about what love is: Romantic relationships are grounded in respect, not power and control masked as love. 🧡 If you or a loved one feels triggered today, contact @strongheartsdv 1-844-7NATIVE | https://t.co/v1S0FhS8j3
#TDVAM #TDVAM2022

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Support our Native sisters.🙏🏽

From @strongheartsdv:

StrongHearts Native Helpline’s Twitter Story Day!
We will be sharing a Native woman’s dating violence survivor story. Today, beginning at 9 a.m. MST, every 15 minutes we post a Tweet and share her story in her own words.🧡

[NativeLove @NativeLoveIs]

🧡 February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM). We are spotlighting TDVAM by providing resources and information for Native youth. Download the Youth Magazine: Relationships - Healthy Unhealthy, When There is Danger from @niwrc here: https://t.co/2HtUnOs96D
#tdvam

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"Native Love is showing compassion to one another. Violence is never a part of Native society.”- Raelyn Rodriguez, Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians. #TDVAM #TDVAM2022. Download or order the Youth Magazine from @niwrc: https://t.co/2HtUnOs96D
#TDVAM #TDVAM2022

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🧡 CONTEST! Teens and youth may submit any art form answering the question “What are the qualities of a healthy relationship?” Post your submissions by February 28 and tag @NativeLoveIs or email [email protected] for a chance to win a prize pack from NativeLove and @niwrc.

[NativeLove @NativeLoveIs]

✊🏽 The future is Native! February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM)🧡. Our Native youth lead the way in defining and reclaiming what safe, healthy, and strong relationships mean to them.
Full statement here: https://t.co/6KdKo0kk9U

[NativeLove @NativeLoveIs]

Check out We R Native's Native youth challenge competitions: Strengthen My Nation. Youth are invited to submit art and/or community development project plans related to resilience against substance abuse. Generous prizes are available. Learn more at https://t.co/a0JF4pOJkr.

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Dating violence is not our tradition🧡 As #TDVAM2021 comes to a close, keep the conversations going about what healthy #NativeLoveIs. Check out NIWRC’s Special Collection for Native American Teens for resources to promote discussions about teen #DV: https://t.co/CCUmUbAUcS

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Did you miss NIWRC's webinar with @Center4Native in honor of #TDVAM yesterday? No worries! Find the recording in NIWRC's Resource Library to hear from a panel of Native Indigenous 2SLGBTQ youth: https://t.co/6cW7noz6LV

[NativeLove @NativeLoveIs]

Unhealthy or abusive relationships take many forms. Signs of abuse can look like when a partner:
📣 starts rumors or threatens to start rumors about you
🚫 kisses or touches your body without your permission
👗 tells you how to dress
Learn more: https://t.co/c3kX1keBL2 #TDVAM2021

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Happening TODAY at 1pm MT! Call to Action: Responsive Advocacy for 2SLGBTQ Native Youth Experiencing Dating Violence. Hear from a panel of Indigenous 2SLGBTQ youth about leadership, advocacy & initiatives impacting their lives. Register now: https://t.co/EXK5sbUhnS

[NativeLove @NativeLoveIs]

Relationships are challenging, especially so for Native youth & teens exploring romantic relationships for the first time. Explore NIWRC’s booklet 'Strong Families Respect Each Other' to support the youth and teens in your life: https://t.co/uh5YkeJVZC #NativeLoveIs #TDVAM2021