Earth Vision Weavers with Sovryn 11/28/08

On Friday, November 28, 2008 8 talented bands/singers came together to raise funds for Cangleska, Inc. All gave very generously of their time with dedication to our cause. Those eight bands in order of performance were: Spirit Wing, Stephanie Grace, 2 Sacred Voices, Joseph Strider, Lanie Buckwalter, Earth Vision Weavers, Sovryn, and Jesi Turner. RezAid, Pine Ridge Reservation Benefit Concert was held to lend a hand to Cangleska, Inc.

Cangleska, Inc. (http://www.cangleska.org )is a comprehensive domestic violence prevention/intervention program designed to provide advocacy to battered Oglala women and their children while holding offenders accountable. It has been incorporated as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) since 1996.
In 1997, Cangleska, Inc. opened its first battered women's shelter in Kyle and opened a second facility in Rapid City in 2000. Anywhere from 300 to 600 women make their way to the Cangleska shelter each year, along with their 600 to 900 children, infants through teens. The shelter provides them with safety and related assistance as well as providing outreach advocacy services to an additional 800 to 1,500 annually, all with a staff of 43.
Cangleska, Inc. provides housing, medical, legal, social services, criminal justice, and advocacy for victims of domestic violence who may not desire or need out-of-home shelter. It provides educational classes for offenders, teaching them how to incorporate Lakota culture and values into their everyday life and family relationships.
Cangleska, Inc. also monitors and assists the Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe's system response to spousal abuse, provides domestic violence specific training to local agencies, and provides domestic violence probation services.
Many of the women and children move out of the shelter and must start up new households from scratch as they often leave their situations hastily and have no opportunity to bring belongings with them. Your donations of supplies, clothing and household items below (new and/or gently used) will help tremendously!

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• Sovryn
• Earth
• Vision
• Weavers
• RezAid

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