sexual assault awareness month 2025
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). Check out our resources, draft Tribal proclamation, shareable graphics, and more.
SAAM Social Media Toolkit
Caption: April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). This week, we’re recognizing the history behind the movement to end sexual violence, the intersections between sexual violence & colonialism, and what resistance has looked like from past to present.
#SAAM #HistoryOfSAAM
Caption: This week for SAAM, we’re celebrating Native Sexual Assault Advocates and Organizations who have mentored us, raised us in the movement, and embody our traditional values.
#SAAM #NativeAdvocates
Caption: The week of April 15th is Culturally-Specific Sexual Assault Awareness Week. This week, we acknowledge all CSSAC partners and discuss the history of culturally-specific sexual assault advocacy.
#SAAM #CSSAC
Caption: This week for SAAM, we’re exploring wellness and gratitude practices to incorporate through the month of April and beyond. Drop some of your favorite wellness/gratitude practices below!
#SAAM #Wellness #Gratitude
Resources for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Interested in more resources? Check out our resource library.
Utilizing Indigenous Values to Shape Our Response to Sexual Violence
Check out one of our April 2024 SAAM Webinars from the Resource Center. If you’re interested in this year’s SAAM Webinars, register here.
Sample SAAM Tribal Proclamation
This Tribal Proclamation template is an adaptable resource intended to assist Tribal leaders and advocates in declaring April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). If you need assistance with your proclamation, reach out to MIWSAC by filling out our Training and Technical Assistance form.
Upcoming Events for SAAM
- SAAM With the National Tribal Sexual Assault Resource Center | Virtual Webinar Series | Every Tuesday in April @ 2pm CT
- Together in Our Power | Virtual Event | April 10, 2025 @ 5pm CT
- Uniting Communities, Strengthening Networks and Raising Awareness on Sexual Assault | Virtual Event | April 16, 2025 @ 1pm CT
- Take Back the Night | 1801 County Road 101, Shakopee, MN | April 17, 2025 @ 6pm CT
- Take Back the Night | Boom Island Park-Pavilion C, 724 Sibley St. Minneapolis, MN | April 30, 2025 @ 6pm CT
Education & Training
- 40-Hour Native-Specific Sexual Assault Advocacy Training
- Annual Conference
- Peer Trainings
- Elevate/Uplift National Technical Assistance and National Dialogue Platform
- Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program National Technical Assistance
Public Awareness
- Missing and Murdered Indigenous People’s March
- Solidarity Shawl Project
- Barrette Project-Living Memorial
- Survivor Pow-Wow
- Radio PSA’s
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month Learning Series
- LGBTQ2S Educational Brochure
- MMIW Task Force
Engaging Native Men and Boys in Sexual Violence Prevention
- Indigenous Men’s Summits
- Webinars
- Making Space to Rise Video and Community Discussions
Policy
- MMIW Task Force
- Human Trafficking Task Force
- Coordination with state agencies
- Decolonizing Our Work Materials
Membership & Outreach
- Quarterly Coalition Meetings
- Sustaining Our Advocacy Retreats
- Site Visits
- Visioning Our North Star
Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women
- Project Beacon | Urban Community National Technical Assistance
- Trafficking National Technical Assistance
- Garden of Truth Report, presentations and trainings as requested
- Strengthening Sovereign Responses to Sex Trafficking in Indian Country and Alaska | Annual National Conference