Rape of Indigenous Women
Rape and sexual violence can be viewed as not only a way to gain sexual pleasure, but also a method to feel powerful and dominant. Rapists take advantage of their victims by using physical brutality and leave their prey to die just like a predatory animal once they get what they want. There is a high rate of sexual violence dealt with by indigenous women, which can be attributed to lack of jurisdiction by the U.S. federal government, racism, and America’s history of savage, cruel treatment towards Native American people. America is founded on the genocide of millions of Native American people, and its history of abusing Native American people is reflected in Native American women not getting help and justice for what their rapists do to them. Most of the rape occurring to Native American women is perpetrated by non- native men. Which makes sense, since rape is condemned in Native American culture. It is…show more content… One central idea this article asserts is that rape of indigenous women is widespread and more common than other groups of people being attacked. Maze of Injustice illustrates this idea is by giving statistics that show how much more likely it for indigenous women to be attacked, rather than women of other races. This detail connects to the central idea because it reveals how often indigenous women are attacked and raped. In addition Maze of Injustice also asserts that it is very difficult to receive justice for the victim by jailing the attacker. In this case, Maze of Injustice, introduces this idea by giving reasons and examples of why previously raped women cannot get their rapists in prison. This example connects to the central idea because it suggests that Native American rape victims are not taken care of, and that the law needs to change to protect them
