Survivor Leader Spotlight: Joy Friedman

Joy Friedman is the Sexual Assault Street Outreach Advocate for the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center, a wraparound non-profit whose mission is to empower Native women and families to exercise their cultural values with integrity, and to achieve sustainable lifeways, while advocating for justice and equity. Pulling from her own lived experience of exploitation and survival, Joy walks alongside her clients, building trust and providing services that empower and enable them to rebuild their lives.

Resources:
Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center
TAT's casino materials page