ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — When it comes to cases of missing and murdered indigenous people, sexual assault and violence are often big factors.
And the rates are alarming, especially in New Mexico.
“If we were to look at the data, one in three Native women will be sexually assaulted within their lifetime,” Jolene Holgate, training and education director for the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women (CSVANW), said.
About 56% of the state’s indigenous population will experience some form of sexual assault and/or violence.
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