Four Paths


Walking in beauty · Diné-led

Where there has been harm, we build a path back to hózhó.

A Native-led foundation working to end violence against Indigenous women and girls — through four interwoven paths of healing, education, community, and renewal.

NORTH
EAST
SOUTH
WEST
hózhó

Wisdom
Awakening
Strength
Renewal

Our Mission

To restore balance where it has been broken — by walking alongside survivors, families of the missing, and the next generation, with the strength of our oldest teachings and the urgency this moment demands.

The Four Paths

Each direction holds a teaching. Together they make the whole.

NORTH · WISDOM

Education & Awareness

Curriculum for schools and youth groups. Public education on the scale of the crisis. Training for first responders, journalists, and providers on culturally-grounded care.

  • · Youth safety curriculum
  • · Awareness toolkits
  • · Provider trainings
EAST · AWAKENING

Prevention & Youth

Programs grounded in cultural strength — healthy relationships, digital safety, language and ceremony, mentorship from elders. Building the inner protection that survives a hostile world.

  • · Cultural mentorship
  • · Language & ceremony
  • · Digital safety training
SOUTH · STRENGTH

Survivor Support & Healing

Direct services for survivors — emergency housing referrals, advocacy through legal proceedings, traditional healing alongside licensed clinical care. Walking with each person at their own pace.

  • · Crisis advocacy
  • · Traditional healing access
  • · Long-term wraparound care
WEST · RENEWAL

Family Advocacy & Justice

Standing with families of the missing through searches, media navigation, and pursuing answers across federal, state, and tribal jurisdictions. Legislative advocacy to close the gaps.

  • · Family liaison support
  • · Case advocacy
  • · Policy reform

The Crisis

A wound this country has carried — and refused to dress.

Indigenous women have faced disproportionate violence for generations. The numbers are conservative. The reality is larger. Every figure on this page represents a daughter, a sister, an auntie, a mother — someone with a name.

84%

of Native women experience violence in their lifetime.

NIJ · 2016

10×

the national murder rate, in some counties where Native women live.

DOJ

5,712

missing AI/AN women reported in 2016. Only 116 logged federally.

UIHI · 2018

Voices on the Path

“When my granddaughter came home to ceremony, she remembered who she was before the harm. Hózhó was waiting for her.”

— [Elder name], community advisor

If in danger

Help is here. 24/7.

StrongHearts Native Helpline
1-844-7NATIVE

National DV Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE