This series provides an overview of NAWHERC and consists primarily of newspaper clippings and press releases. There are a few photographs including slides used in the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome program, images of gravesites near White Swan, and photographs from the Native Women's Reproductive Health and Rights Roundtable at the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Rights Coalition conference in 2000.

This series contains general information about the Native American Community Board, the parent organization of NAWHERC. Included are copies of the articles of incorporation and by-laws, job descriptions, policies and procedures, Board of Directors meeting minutes and notes, financial records, and a few program proposals from the early years of the Board.

This series documents the administration and day-to-day operation of NAWHERC through such materials as calendars, correspondence, job descriptions, office forms, meeting and other notes, staff reports, and contracts and orientation materials related to the Victims of Crime Assistance (VOCA) and Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) programs. There are also materials related to interns and a few NAWHERC events. The materials are arranged alphabetically.

Records in this series include correspondence with, and reports to, foundations and individuals who supported NAWHERC's work, as well as project and general funding proposals. The project proposals and reports to funders are especially rich sources of information about the Center's activities. There is a small amount of general information about funding sources and accounting practices at the beginning of the series. Additional information about NAWHERC's finances can be found in Series II. NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY BOARD.

This series contains a small amount of general information about NAWHERC's shelter for victims of domestic abuse, the Lake Andes Women's Lodge. The bulk of the materials relate to the 1990-91 struggle to obtain a zoning variance to establish the shelter and NAWHERC's associated lawsuit against the City of Lake Andes.

This series contains correspondence; newsletters; brochures and flyers; conference information; and a variety of other materials related to regional, national, and international organizations working on issues of interest to NAWHERC. These include HIV/AIDS, indigenous women, American Indian groups and tribes, environmental sustainability and stewardship, reproductive rights, and women's health. While many folders contain a small amount of basic information on the organization, more extensive materials can be found in the files on the Dakota Round Table, the Native Women's Reproductive Rights Coalition, SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Coalition, the South Dakota Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service and Food and Drug Administration. To save stacks space, newsletters, circular letters, publications, and un-annotated Board Meeting packets which can be found elsewhere in the Sophia Smith Collection were returned to the donor. See the Provenance and Access section of this finding aid (below) for information about these related materials.

The materials are arranged alphabetically.

This series contains correspondence, proposals, contracts, reports, meeting notes, curriculum and training materials, publications and drafts, and conference and workshop materials related to NAWHERC programs.

The materials are arranged alphabetically by program name.

This series contains brochures and fact sheets about NAWHERC and a variety of health and environmental issues, low literacy nutrition education materials produced under the auspices of the National Cancer Institute and the Wicozanni Wowapi Good Health Newsletter.

Other publications can be found in Series VII. PROGRAMS and Series IX. STUDIES AND REPORTS.

This series contains drafts, some correspondence and research materials, and final reports produced by NAWHERC regular and intern staff.

The materials are arranged alphabetically.

NAWHERC assembled files on many subjects of interest to its constituency and staff. Many of these materials were intended for a general audience and are widely available, such as US Public Health Service pamphlets about dental care. These were returned to the donor.

Published materials specific to American Indians and other indigenous peoples, women's health, were retained.

To save stack space, newsletters, circular letters, brochures and other published materials that can be found elsewhere in the Sophia Smith Collection were returned to the donor. Please consult "Related Materials" section of this finding aid

The materials are arranged alphabetically.

This series documents NAWHERC's work with, and relationship to, the Yankton Sioux Tribe particularly as relates to environmental issues, such as efforts to prevent construction of a local landfill; tribal jurisdiction, particularly as it relates to law enforcement policies and personnel; economic development; domestic violence; and the quality and safety of the Marty Indian School. Included are materials from several lawsuits, Yankton Sioux Tribe v. Gaffey (also known as the "Jurisidiction Case"), Yankton Sioux Tribe v. Corps of Engineers (also known as the "Remains Case") and the "landfill cases" South Dakota v. Greger, South Dakota v. Yankton Sioux Tribe, and Yankton Sioux Tribe v. Southern Missouri Solid Waste Management District and Southern Missouri Solid Waste Management District v. State of South Dakota.

The materials are arranged alphabetically.

There are two types of restricted materials: files on interns and staff, which contain recommendations and evaluations, and original audiovisual materials.

The files on interns and staff are closed to research until January 1, 2037. After that time Researchers must sign an Access Agreement Form before using them.

Original audiovisual materials are closed to research. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual materials for which there is no extant use copy should contact the Sophia Smith Collection to discuss options.

Oversize materials consist of a Lake Andes, South Dakota, zoning map; newsletters and newspapers; posters from the Stop Smoking in Indian Country campaign, and unidentified and undated flip charts used in planning a conference.