Oftentimes, Native American communities lack re-entry support after incarceration. Some Arizona organizations are aiming to fill this gap.
The Scottsdale Recovery Center offers a program to help Native Americans suffering from substance abuse disorders. A Place For Hannah is a nonprofit that serves women during their incarceration and after their release.
They’re partnering to host an event at Arizona State Prison Complex – Perryville, which houses women inmates, to support healing and reentry for Indigenous prisoners.
"It’s hard to find culturally appropriate [support] because on the reservation, honestly there’s nothing. There is no support. If they go home, if they parole out to home, the reservation there is no support out there," said Cheyenne Martinez with A Place For Hannah.
The event on Saturday, Nov. 8, will offer activities like a Hopi dance performance that Martinez said support Indigenous women’s cultural connection.
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