Providing Access to Period Supplies in Indian Country

Eva Marie Carney–a citizen of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation headquartered in Shawnee, Oklahoma, as well as a member of the Tribal Legislature–helped create the Kwek Society, a nonprofit that looks to foster dignity and provide education to menstruators in Indigenous schools and communities throughout North America.

The Kwek Society currently supports more than 70 partners – schools and communities – across North America. During 2020, the organization, with the support of partners, including foundations and individuals, furnished 303,800 period supplies, 3,429 moon time bags, and puberty education books...In addition to supplies, the organization also offers educational resources, including sharing information about an app called OKY, which was developed by UNICEF as the world’s first period tracking and reproductive health education app, designed with the help of young people.

SOURCE: The Daily Yonder • AUTHOR: Kristi Eaton • LAST UPDATED: January 11, 2022