While the national discussion surrounding this issue often focuses on reservations, the majority of Native Americans live in cities and also experience high rates of violence. In Portland, home to one of the country’s largest urban Indigenous populations, the city’s tribal relations director is spearheading efforts to tackle the problem.

Oregon's police training academy is crafting curriculum to address the gaps, while a tribal police chief calls for law enforcement to receive more comprehensive historical education.

For Indigenous families, the struggle to prosecute crimes committed by non-Natives on tribal land has created lasting trauma.

Coyote's story, told through hours of interviews and documents, reveals how years of trauma and systemic failures drove her to advocate for survivors like her.

Three Indigenous women in Oregon, all survivors of violence who have become advocates in the footsteps of Desireé Coyote, share their personal stories in an effort to inspire and help other survivors.