The National Indigenous Elder Justice Initiative (NIEJI) will begin to address the lack of culturally appropriate information and community education materials on elder abuse, neglect and exploitation in Indian Country. Some of the undertakings of the initiative will include establishing a resource center on elder abuse to assist tribes in addressing elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; identifying and making available existing literature, resources and tribal codes that address elder abuse; and developing and disseminating culturally appropriate and responsive resources for use by tribes, care providers, law enforcement and other stakeholders. The NIEJI is housed at the UND Center for Rural Health.
