Survey unveils sex abuse of Native American women in Seattle


A 2010 survey shows 94 percent of the 148 women interviewed, all of whom identified as American Indian or Alaska Native, reported they had been raped or were coerced into sex at least once in their lives. The Seattle Times reports the survey, co-produced by the health institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , documented the experiences of sexual violence among Native-American women living in Seattle.



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