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The 9th Annual Gathering of Voices
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The 9th Annual Gathering of Voices was held at 7 Clans Paradise Casino in Red Rock, Oklahoma on Thurday, April 6. This event focused on addressing sexual assalult in Indian County and was hosted by 6 Nations and Relatives, and sponsored by the Native Alliance Against violence (NAAV).
Pcitured is speaker Sarah Deer J.D., Justice Deer is is a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. She is currently a Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas and Chief Justice for the Prairie Island Indian Community Court of Appeals. Her scholarship focuses on Native survivor and Federal Indian law. She is the author of the award-winning book “The Beginning and End of Rape.”