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domestic violence among Native Americans  

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  • Domestic violence, defined as harmful verbal, physical, or sexual abuse committed by one intimate against another, is a widespread and unfortunate problem encountered across virtually every society. Historically, domestic violence was viewed as a private matter. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Domestic Violence, Native Americans]

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