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Jackie Brown Otter created the Pretty Bird Woman
House (PBWH) after the brutal rape and murder of her sister, whose Lakota name means Pretty Bird Woman.
PBWH provides emergency shelter, advocacy support, and educational programs for women on the Standing Rock reservation who have been victims of domestic violence or sexual assault. It opened on January 5, 2005.
Recently, the Pretty Bird Woman House was forced to
move out of its original location after a number of break-ins through the exterior walls left it in such bad condition that the women could not safely remain there. The staff are now sending women to two other
shelters off the reservation, which reduces their ability to serve Standing Rock's women and strains the resources of the other shelters.
PBWH really needs a permanent house for the shelter. There happens to
be a house for sale near a police station. The purpose of this fund drive is to raise enough money to buy it or another suitable one in a safe location. Won't you help?
Below are links which will provide you more in-depth
information on Pretty Bird Woman House, its inspiring Director, Georgia Little Shield, the issue of violence against Native American women and how you may help.
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