Sex Trafficking in South Dakota
Jennifer Long, Executive Director of Native Hope, writes: “Here in the United States, human trafficking disproportionately impacts Native Americans. In South Dakota, 40% of trafficking victims are Native women, while Native Americans only make up 9% of South Dakota's total population.
It’s a harsh reality that whenever an event attracts a large number of men, there is a market for sex trafficking—annual gatherings like South Dakota’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and pheasant hunting season.”
Here are two brief videos on human trafficking:
Jennifer Long, Executive Director of Native Hope, writes: “Here in the United States, human trafficking disproportionately impacts Native Americans. In South Dakota, 40% of trafficking victims are Native women, while Native Americans only make up 9% of South Dakota's total population.
It’s a harsh reality that whenever an event attracts a large number of men, there is a market for sex trafficking—annual gatherings like South Dakota’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and pheasant hunting season.”
Here are two brief videos on human trafficking: